SINS Canadian Retail Index – Week Ending July 1, 2011

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

At the end of Q2 the fates of the Canadian Retail Stocks that make up the SINS Index have met a range of fates so far in 2011. Our best performing stocks YTD are: Forzani Group (+44.3%), which was taken over by Canadian Tire in Q2; Jean Coutu (+14.3%) and Dollarama (+13.5%). The stocks that [...]

Canada’s Retail Execs Have A Tidy Payday

Monday, May 30th, 2011

There was an interesting compensation survey in Monday’s Globe & Mail that showed the top paid executives at Canada’s largest corporations (by market capitalization). Several executives at Canadian retailers made the cut with some rather big paydays given the tight operating margins of the retail trade. Below are the retail executives that appeared in the [...]

Updates: SINS Canadian Retailer Year In Review

Friday, May 20th, 2011

We are pleased to announce that updates are now available for 16 Canadian Retailers in our SINS Canadian Retailer Year In Review. In this popular report we feature 23 of the largest publically traded retailers in Canada in concise one-page snapshots which highlight the key achievements over the past year and a glimpse at their [...]

Target Looks To Reach $6 Billion in Canadian Sales

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Reuters reported this week that Target will be looking to achieve $6 billion in turnover at its Canadian operations as it looks to grow to a $100 billion company in six or seven years time. Target CFO Douglas Scovanner also seemed to give the first indication that the store count in Canada could reach up [...]

SINS Canadian Mobile Shopping Apps Review

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

The internet revolutionized shopping over the past ten years by breaking down the walls of the store, allowing shoppers to access the store 24/7, compare products and prices across retailers, get feedback on product performance through on-line reviews and to make a purchase and have product delivered directly to their door. Music, books, video, travel [...]

SINS Must Read: Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing 2011

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

My 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 [...]

More Bad News for #3 and #4 Brands

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

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 for their PL brand – Great Value. The idea was that reducing choice would actually increase sales in the category, [...]

Retailers Among Canada’s Most Reputable Companies

Friday, May 7th, 2010

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 20. The Jean Coutu Group did particularly well, reaching the number two spot sandwiched in between Tim Horton’s [...]