November 2010
Local Food Goes On-Line and Right To Your Door
Sunday, December 5th, 2010Tweet This past summer, Canadian retailers ramped up their efforts behind “local” food, especially as it relates to produce. Big in-store promotions and expensive television ads reinforced that Canadian retailers buy local. This was the culmination of many different issues faced by the food industry in recent years including sustainability, food safety, traceability and the [...]
Price Tag / Scanner Accuracy Really Grinds My Gears
Sunday, November 21st, 2010Tweet Almost ten years ago now, the retailing industry was getting a lot of heat from consumer groups regarding the accuracy of the pricing information both on-shelf and in the item databases used by checkout scanners. In 2002, the Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors announced to great fanfare their Scanner Price Accuracy Voluntary Code which [...]
Loyalty Cards – There Should Be An App for That
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Tweet I usually start any discussion about loyalty cards by highlighting the irony that most of us carry over half a dozen cards in our wallets. There is not much that’s “loyal” about that… These cards have evolved to mini-loyalty cards that are designed to be put right onto your key ring (Calgary Co-op and [...]
Barbie & Joe – Building National Brands and Private Labels Together
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Tweet It is obvious that Private Labels have become a larger part of the CPG landscape in recent years. Retailers (or at least the good ones) are using their range of private labels to reinforce connections with their shoppers and strengthening the brand above the door. Suppliers (or many of the ones that I speak [...]
More Ways To Do Good and Drive Sales
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010Tweet A few weeks ago I blogged my thoughts on how the CPG / Retail industry could be more innovative with their support of local food banks through the Buy One, Give One promotion strategy. Yesterday, I saw another interesting spin on the concept that could be used by our industry. Women’s fashion retailer Jacob [...]
A Sign of The Times – November 1st
Monday, November 1st, 2010Tweet Halloween’s Over and Christmas is Coming! The cycle never ends.
