Cross Border Price Audit: Costco / Walmart
Thursday, September 8th, 2011Tweet There has been a lot of attention paid to the issue of cross-border price differences lately, which appears to be triggered by the opening of J. Crew’s operation in Canada which had prices higher here than in their US stores. As outlined in a recent Globe & Mail article, J. Crew backtracked after the [...]
Costco One Foot Ahead Of The Competition
Monday, August 8th, 2011Tweet I was in my local Costco store recently and while I was searching for my favorite razor blades (they were no longer listed – but that’s another story – grrrrr) I was amazed to see an orthotics analyzer from Dr. Scholls as part of the Health & Beauty offering. Now, I think that Dr. [...]
Has Zellers Goose Finally Been Cooked?
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011Tweet Reports 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 [...]
Metro, Costco & Liquidation World Updated In SINS Canadian Retailer Year In Review
Thursday, January 6th, 2011Tweet We are pleased to announce that updates are now available for Metro, Costco and Liquidation World in our SINS Canadian Retailer Year In Review. In this popular report we feature 22 of the largest publically traded retailers in Canada in concise one-page snapshots which highlight the key achievements over the past year and a [...]
SINS E-Newsletter – Top 10 CPG /Retail Stories of 2010
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010Tweet Well, with the exception of a few more days, 2010 is officially in the books and it definitely has been a year with plenty of interesting developments. Since we launched our weekly e-newsletter in February, the response has been phenomenal and we are happy that we are adding value to our retailer and supplier [...]
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 [...]
Fashionable Idea for Selling at Costco
Thursday, March 4th, 2010Tweet Costco can be a great environment to grow a brand through access to their members who have bigger families, more disposable income and a love for finding new products during their “treasure hunt” shopping trips. Finding the right recipe to properly expose your products in this warehouse environment can be a significant challenge. The [...]
