February 2011
SINS Market Visit Report: Southern California
Saturday, February 26th, 2011Tweet If you are going to do store visits in February, then there is no better place to do it than in the Southern California desert with the droves of Canadian snowbirds, a wide range of unique retailers and temperatures in the high seventies (some days at least). Our latest SINS Market Visit Report takes [...]
SINS Sneek Peek: Safeway’s Simple Nutrition
Saturday, February 19th, 2011Tweet This week in the United States, Safeway launched a shelf education program to help shoppers choose healthier food options. The program consists of 22 different shelf tags that are placed on-shelf adjacent to the price tags for a particular product. Products that meet a certain minimum criteria are evaluated further to determine if they [...]
SINS Canadian Retail Index – Week Ending Feb. 18, 2011
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Katz Group Ends Self Distribution Test – Signs Deal With McKesson
Monday, February 14th, 2011Tweet News is crossing the wires today that Katz Group has decided to end its self-distribution project and sign a deal with McKesson to service their stores. This is a big win for McKesson and allows Katz to focus on its core competencies in managing its retails stores and private label brands. Of course, we [...]
SINS Prediction: Target’s Canadian Store List
Sunday, February 13th, 2011Tweet Although it will not be announced until September 2011, the list of sites that Target stores will occupy starting in 2013 has been widely discussed in the Canadian retail and vendor community. It has also been widely discussed by consumers in towns and cities all across Canada who are wondering – “Will my Zellers [...]
SINS Canadian Retail Index – Week Ending Feb. 4, 2011
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