Archive for January, 2011
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Monday, January 31st, 2011Live From CCGD West 2011
Friday, January 28th, 2011This week, I attended the CCGD West Annual Conference held in Calgary. This gathering of the Western Canadian grocery industry is a great networking function and also includes interesting and relevant speakers for the Grocery / CPG industry. The two speakers in the morning session tackled big-picture insights and their relevance to our industry. Leading [...]
Major Organizational Changes at Loblaw
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011Word is hitting the streets this morning of a major organizational change announced at Loblaw on January 25th. The changes affect over 50 positions / staff across the Conventional, Hard Discount / Superstore and Loblaw Brands organizations. There is a major game of musical chairs happening at President’s Choice Circle today! We have learned a [...]
SINS Canadian Retail Index – Week Ending Jan. 21, 2011
Friday, January 21st, 2011Katz Group & Jean Coutu – Canada’s Next Big Merger?
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011Lost in the shuffle of last week’s news of the Target / Zellers transaction was the analysis by CIBC industry financial analyst Perry Caicco that two big drug retailers in Canada may be in-line to merge to form a national chain. Those two retailers are Quebec’s Jean Coutu (PJC) and Alberta’s Katz Group. Without having [...]
SINS Must Read: Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing 2011
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011My favorite report on the global retail industry has just been released and you need to get a copy and give it a good read. This report reviews the performance of the Top 250 retailers in the world based on 2009 data – the latest available. It also reviews the global retail landscape with commentary [...]
SINS Canadian Retail Index – Week Ending Jan. 14, 2011
Friday, January 14th, 2011Get To Know Target with SINS Canadian Retailer Year In Review
Thursday, January 13th, 2011With today’s confirmation that Target will finally be coming to Canada in 2013, many of you are probably looking to learn a bit more about your new customer or competitor. We have added Target to the 23 retailers that we track in the SINS Canadian Retailer Year In Review with concise, one-page snapshots of the [...]
Five Points To Consider About The Zellers / Target Deal
Thursday, January 13th, 2011The newswires are buzzing this morning with the news that Target has acquired Zellers. I just wanted to take a few minutes to reflect on the facts as presented by both Target and HBC. 1) Target did not buy Zellers At its core, this is a real estate deal. Target has agreed to purchase the [...]
Has Zellers Goose Finally Been Cooked?
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011Reports are circulating that the US real estate magnate that owns Hudson’s Bay Trading Co., is in talks with several US chains to unload its Zellers properties. This chain has been the focus of more rumors and speculation over the past decade than any other Canadian chain. It definitely comes as no surprise that Zellers [...]
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