SINS Canadian Retail Index – Week Ending July 1, 2011
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011Tweet 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 [...]
Updates: SINS Canadian Retailer Year In Review
Friday, May 20th, 2011Tweet 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 [...]
SINS Canadian Mobile Shopping Apps Review
Sunday, March 27th, 2011Tweet 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, [...]
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 [...]
Katz Group & Jean Coutu – Canada’s Next Big Merger?
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011Tweet Lost in the shuffle of last week’s news of the Target / Zellers transaction was the analysis by CIBC industry financial analyst Perry Caicco that two big drug retailers in Canada may be in-line to merge to form a national chain. Those two retailers are Quebec’s Jean Coutu (PJC) and Alberta’s Katz Group. Without [...]
Retail Branding: Ah Ha! Familiprix!
Saturday, June 12th, 2010Tweet Recently I was listening to “The Age of Persuasion” on CBC Radio One, which discusses issues and innovations in Marketing and is hosted by Terry O’Reilly. This particular episode highlighted an extremely popular advertising campaign run by Quebec drugstore chain Familiprix – which now has 250 stores across the “Belle Province”. If you are [...]
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 [...]
Why are SDM’s Shares Falling and What It Might Mean for CPG Suppliers?
Thursday, April 8th, 2010Tweet On Thursday, shares of Shoppers Drug Mart fell nearly 10% based on news of changes the government of Ontario announced to generic drug prices. Basically, the new legislation cuts the prices on generic drugs to 25% of the branded equivalent down from the current 50%. The changes apply to all generic prescriptions including those [...]
