Updates: SINS Canadian Retailer Year In Review
Friday, November 4th, 2011Tweet We are pleased to announce that updates are now available for six Canadian Retailers in our SINS Canadian Retailer Year In Review. In this popular report we feature 24 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 [...]
Mac’s Continues To Think Like A Supermarket
Sunday, October 16th, 2011Tweet I was in my local Mac’s today to grab a sandwich and I had to do a double take on what I found in the cooler – fresh meat! Yes! Fresh meat in a convenience store! I have always thought that Mac’s / Couche Tard was an innovative retailer that thought outside its channel (like [...]
Canada’s Retail Execs Have A Tidy Payday
Monday, May 30th, 2011Tweet 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 [...]
Target Looks To Reach $6 Billion in Canadian Sales
Thursday, April 7th, 2011Tweet 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 [...]
SINS Must Read: Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing 2011
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011Tweet 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 [...]
Retailers Among Canada’s Most Reputable Companies
Friday, May 7th, 2010Tweet 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 [...]
Canadian Retailers Need to Go Global
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010Tweet There was an interesting article in the Toronto Star last week that discussed a recent University of Toronto study about the management of Canadian retailers. While the findings are that retail management in Canada is on-par with talent in the US, Canadian retailers that have international experience are much better managed. This is not [...]
Couche Tard Makes a BIG US Play (Again)
Saturday, April 10th, 2010Tweet If I were to ask many of you who is the second largest Canadian retailer by revenue, most would likely say Sobeys, some might say Metro. Both would be incorrect. Couche Tard is the right answer. In fact Couche Tard is not only a Quebec banner but the owner of Mac’s in Ontario and [...]
Mac’s Expands PL Offering to Frozen Meals
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Tweet Mac’s has long been an innovator in the North American c-store industry. As part of the rapidly expanding Couche Tard empire, which is the second largest Canadian based retailer – its innovation has normally stayed within the stereotypical c-store categories such as it’s Sloche / Froster drinks which are aimed at drawing in teenagers [...]
