Retailers Among Canada’s Most Reputable Companies
Canadian Business and the Reputation Institute have released their annual list of the 50 Most Reputable Companies in Canada and retailers did very well with 12 of 50 spots on the list and 9 in the top...
View ArticleMarket Visit Report: New York, USA
Our market visit reports for Paris and Vienna continue to be downloaded by many of our followers – and we couldn’t be happier. Last week, I was in New York and I visited the city’s dominant drugstore...
View ArticleFreshCo – Sobeys New Direction in the Ontario Discount Battle
Today marked the opening of the first eight stores under the FreshCo banner – Sobeys response to the lagging performance of their Price Chopper banner in Ontario. To be clear they needed to act. Both...
View ArticleIs Your Sales Group Working Like a Professional Team?
Do you get the impression that your sales people are working as a group of individuals vs. one unified team? Do you see best practices scattered around your sales group but not being widely used...
View ArticleMore Bad News for #3 and #4 Brands
Our very first post on this blog highlighted an Ad Age article about Wal-mart’s move in the US to eliminate all but one brand of lunchbags (Ziploc), in favor of creating space and sales opportunity...
View ArticleSDM Jumps Into Electronics With Both Feet
Over the past couple of weeks, Shoppers Drug Mart has made three quiet announcements that could open up a whole new line of revenue for this growth hungry retailer. Partnerships announced with Rogers...
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Five Essential Summer Reads for CPGers
The summer season has begun with Victoria Day in Canada and Memorial Day in the United States and many of us will be planning vacations away from the office at some point through the summer. Many of...
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