Milk, Eggs, Vodka….
Monday, June 18th, 2012Tweet Let’s face it, if you are a vendor reading this article your job is probably focused on getting your product on the grocery list of your target consumer. On the other hand, if you are a retailer you are trying to get the consumer to bring their shopping list to your store vs. your [...]
Father’s Day Targets Dad!
Sunday, June 10th, 2012Tweet Dad may be relaxed and content to spend time with family on Father’s Day. But, shoppers want to do more for dads and this has been ringing true at the till. Father’s Day is almost upon us. Although the holiday may not be as big as its biggest competitor, Mother’s Day, it continues to [...]
SINS Canadian Retailer Year Review
Monday, May 7th, 2012Tweet With many retailers operating in Canada finishing their fiscal year in Q1, we have now been able to update our SINS Canadian Retailer Year In Review report which provides easy to read one-page summaries of 23 publicly traded retailers with operations in Canada. This report is designed to give you a quick snapshot on [...]
SINS Ethnic Retail Series – Galleria Supermarkets
Sunday, March 25th, 2012Tweet Part five in our ten part series on Ethnic Retailers in Canada covers an up and coming Korean chain – Galleria Supermarkets. Galleria is a Korean supermarket with two branches in the Toronto area with plans for a third branch in the near future. We toured the York Mills branch which opened in November [...]
Target Canada: One Year Down, One To Go!
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012Tweet It has been twelve months since Target announced that it will come to Canada through the purchase of up to 220 Zellers leaseholds across Canada. For us here at Sales Is Not Simple it has been a busy year of getting to know Target a whole lot better, deciphering and predicting their next moves [...]
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 [...]
What’s on the Mind of CPG / Retail Execs This Year?
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Tweet Each year, the Consumer Goods Forum (formally CIES) conducts the “Top of Mind” survey of the top executives from retailers and suppliers in 46 countries around the world. The poll aims to uncover what these leaders feel will be the top issues facing the industry. In 2009, there was a clear shift from corporate [...]
