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Employment rose by 91,000 (+0.4%) in December and the employment rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 60.8%. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 6.7%, reported Statistics Canada on Friday. In December, employment rose for core-aged men (25 to 54 years old) (+30,000; +0.4%) and men aged 55 and older (+41,000; +1.7%) as well as for women aged 55 and older (+21,000; +1.1% ...
Welcome to the New Retail Insider Website
Nov 2, 2020 · The new website is also part of an expansion for Retail Insider, which recently partnered with Best Retail Careers International Inc. to launch the new Luxury Careers Canada job board and staffing firm.. Retail Insider launched podcasts which have become popular, and now we are in the process of launching curated research as well as other initiatives. ...
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“The customer experience is the next competitive battleground.” – Jerry Gregoire. As competition in retail intensifies, shop owners are turning to digital kiosks as a tool to revolutionize the way customers interact and the way business is conducted. This article focuses on how retail is changing as a result of the introduction of digital kiosks, their impact on further automating the ...
AI spending to surge as retail brands embrace innovation: IBM study
3 days ago · IBM said key findings from the report include: Rapid Adoption Across the Enterprise: The report found that 81% of surveyed executives and 96% of their team are already using AI to a moderate or significant extent.Executives indicate they want to expand AI usage to more sophisticated use cases, such as integrated business planning where they plan to increase usage by 82% in 2025.
North American Shopping Centres Evolve Amid Rising Challenges
2 days ago · With these current challenges in mind, we sit down with Tom McGee, President & CEO of ICSC (Innovating Commerce Serving Communities, formerly International Council of Shopping Centers) to discuss the current state of the North American shopping centre, the continued evolution that’s needed in order to remain relevant as a shopping venue, and what the mall shopping experience might look like ...
Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For October 1, 2024
Oct 1, 2024 · Convenience stores becoming food destinations, Port of Montreal strike begins, Maxi opens 2 Quebec stores, third generation Vancouver tailor, and other news.
Mario Toneguzzi and Craig Patterson Named 2025 Top Retail …
4 days ago · Retail Insider’s Co-Editor-in-Chief Mario Toneguzzi and Founder/Publisher Craig Patterson have both earned a place among Rethink Retail’s 2025 Top Retail Experts (TRE), a prestigious honour recognizing the global leaders and influencers in the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries. The recognition highlights their individual contributions to the retail sector as well as a ...
Retail Insider's Top 23 Most-Read News Articles of 2023 [Feature]
Jan 2, 2024 · 19. Hudson’s Bay Launches Outlet Store Concept Hudson’s Bay at Eglinton Square in Toronto, 2019. Photo via Google Street View. The department store retailer’s new location features outlet pricing, following the shuttering of a previous Hudson’s Bay …
The Power of Retail Partnerships: Collaborations That Drive Growth
Oct 30, 2024 · The retail environment is rapidly developing, and partnership has become one of the essential tools for success. Brands find retail partnerships as significant sources of growth and new targets, opportunities to diversify products, and ways to improve customers’ experiences.
Why retail companies must shift to experiential marketing or risk ...
Oct 22, 2024 · A new study by Gradient, a global leader in experiential marketing, reveals 82 per cent of retail companies invest heavily in experiential marketing to build deeper connections with their customers. “Experiential marketing has become crucial because it taps into the most fundamental aspect of human decision-making: emotion,” said Anthony Coppers, Founder and Head of Innovation at Gradient.