Canada’s Retail Execs Have A Tidy Payday
Monday, May 30th, 2011There 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, 2011We 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 [...]
SDM’s Confusing Private Label Food Offering
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011Last week in my mailbox I received a SDM flyer that included a four-page insert for grocery items which are featured in our local neighborhood store. Everybody and their dog is getting into food these days (including Canadian Tire) and I wanted to see just how SDM was highlighting food in their large format stores. [...]
Target Looks To Reach $6 Billion in Canadian Sales
Thursday, April 7th, 2011Reuters 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 Flashback: SDM TV Commercial 1987
Monday, April 4th, 2011SINS Canadian Mobile Shopping Apps Review
Sunday, March 27th, 2011The 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 [...]
Katz Group & Jean Coutu – Canada’s Next Big Merger?
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011Lost 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 having [...]
SINS Must Read: Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing 2011
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011My 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 [...]
Airport Retail – Virgin Territory for CPG
Sunday, September 26th, 2010As you might imagine, I spend a lot of time at airports. With clients on three continents I have racked up 100,000 miles already this year and that translates to hours sitting in lounges, standing in security line-ups and waiting for baggage. Many of you know exactly what I am talking about thanks to your [...]
Retail Branding: Ah Ha! Familiprix!
Saturday, June 12th, 2010Recently 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 reading [...]
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