Evan is a freelance journalist in Vancouver. In addition to Retail Insider, Evan's work has appeared in the Vancouver Sun and the Postmedia network, RENX, Business in Vancouver, Reuters, the Bangkok Post and many others.
The popular downtown commercial district is seeing strong leasing activity and tourists return, but it also suffers from a shabby appearance and vagrancy from the nearby Downtown Eastside.
Friction at store checkouts, too many bags at home and questions around the actual environmental sustainability of reusable bags has experts questioning the ban.