Description: The Halifax Chronicle Herald is one of Canada’s oldest continuously publishing newspapers, but its future may be in jeopardy following news that its parent company, the Saltwire Network, is seeking creditor protection. Saltwire owes about $94 million, with about one third of that on the books of its largest creditor, Fiera Private Debt. Stephen… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Marketing & Strategy
Subway Cuts the Mustard
Description: Subway restaurants in Canada may have given a whole new meaning to the phrase “cut the mustard” as disappointed sandwich consumers are finding their favourite condiment is disappearing from the popular franchise. Dalhousie University’s Sylvain Charlebois notes that demand for the flavourful yellow topping has been declining while other sauces and marinades helped push… Read more »
Heroes to Zeroes
Description: Heroes to Zeroes – that’s the message of the sign carried by Gig Workers United’s Brice Sopher during a demonstration by Uber and Lyft drivers at Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square, part of a coordinated Valentine’s Day effort in Canada, America, and the United Kingdom. The workers are looking for better wages and benefits following… Read more »
Ikea’s Cutting Prices!
Description: Furniture favourite Ikea is cutting prices on over 1,000 items. This is excellent news for Canadians battling rising prices, and perhaps particularly so for students struggling to furnish their apartments while off at university or college. One helpful move for students will see the BILLY Bookcase moving to $199 from its previous $249. And… Read more »
That’s Quite a Bit of Game Time
Description: So you sit down to watch a game of hockey, let’s say, or maybe some basketball, hoping for a few minutes relaxation. Did you realize, however, that you may be spending up to 21% of your viewing time staring at betting advertisements? Researchers from the CBC television program Marketplace teamed up with the University… Read more »
Not the Category You Want to Lead
Description: It’s probably not the type of “leadership” position Rogers Communications was looking for; the news that Rogers has replaced Bell as the most complained about service provider in the telecommunications space in Canada. The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services reports that Rogers racked up approximately 20% of all the complaints registered for the… Read more »
Gildan Shareholders Upset
Description: Two large shareholders of GIldan Activewear have come to the defence of the company’s former CEO and are seeking to have him reinstated. Glenn Chamandy was both a founder of Gildan and the CEO until earlier in December, when, he says, he was let go without cause. The two shareholders – Browning West LP… Read more »
“Here is how platforms die” – The We Work Story
Description: Like a number of other highly-hyped organizations, We Work, a company that was supposed to reinvent the office by giving temporary space to the workforce, has failed. We Work tallied up $16 billion in losses since introducing its first location in New York in 2010. John Andrew, a real estate consultant, said that “They… Read more »
No Strike at No Frills
Description: A last minute deal has averted a strike at discount grocer No Frills. Union President Lana Payne said the new “agreement delivers pattern wages and many other improvements for our members.” An immediate raise of $1.50 an hour appears to be one of the gains. The union had noted that it has been a… Read more »
Air Canada Trying to Settle
Description: Air Canada has been offering disgruntled customers cash or vouchers to settle their claims for travel interruptions. Thousands of Canadians have taken their disputes with Air Canada to the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), piling up a backlog of over 60,000 claims for compensation for disrupted travel and other matters. Air Canada maintains it pays… Read more »