Retail
Indigo aims for an easier, more premium holiday
The retailer is reflecting how people want to shop in a pandemic: stress-free, online and with an eye towards products that make their lives better.
Ghost concepts suddenly appear
Businesses from Mad Radish to Kraft Heinz to Whole Foods are using customer-free spaces to support online delivery.
2020 Brand of the Year: Lululemon keeps calm as shoppers carry on
How years of community building gave the retailer a running start on 2020′s disruptions.
Private labels could get a big boost this holiday season
EY finds that is just one trend that can be expected to continue into the busiest shopping period of the year.
No Frills turns “haulers” into deal-hunting heroes
The grocer takes celebrating deal-hunters to a new level to keep brand loyalty up in a year of retail disruption.
Canadian Tire lights up some joy for its holiday campaign
The retailer sees its TV ad as a chance for “brand moments,” leaving product promo to digital and an experiential Christmas drive-thru.
Which commerce innovations are here to stay?
A Mosaic-led panel tackled how things like data, AR and voice could be more than just passing fads.
View from the C-Suite: Mastermind Toys concocts a master strategy
Sarah Jordan, CEO of the toy and children’s book retailer, explains how the company is upping its digital game ahead of the holidays.
Walmart finds a lot of joy in one-stop shopping
Consumers need a pick-me-up, so the retailer brought back its teddy and zeroed in on simplifying the “holiday shopping mission.”
Black Friday is nearly as popular as the rest of the holiday shopping season
IMI’s latest poll also shows being relevant to consumers goes beyond product and price.
Why Best Buy turned Black Friday into a whole month
The retailer’s holiday campaign began earlier than ever, letting consumers know there’s no rush to get in-demand products and deals.
Hudson’s Bay navigates the holiday season with much-needed cheer
Annie Murphy and Catherine O’Hara bring the joy Canadians want this year to a campaign geared towards making shopping less complicated.
Fire & Flower grows by acquiring Friendly Stranger
The deal will make the cannabis retailer a leader both in Canada and the hotly contested Ontario market.
Sobeys’ Michael Medline says it’s time to ‘innovate or die’
The CEO promised to more than double the number of products on Voila and expand the delivery service to Western Canada.
Can private equity save embattled retailers?
From the C-Suite newsletter: Buyers have swept in to save MEC and Frank & Oak. What they do next will be critical to survival.
