Loblaws could do better
Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently, you’ve noticed Loblaw’s’s new ad campaign promoting locally-grown fruits as part of a green strategy. I applaud Loblaw for embracing greener policies,...
View ArticleLoblaws offers free* green bin
From The Gazette’s Green Life blog: Loblaws is giving away free green shopping bins to people who buy at least $60 worth of groceries (not including alcohol and other non-food stuff) and have this...
View ArticleGeneric death
Don Watt, the man who came up with the simplistic black-on-yellow design for No Name products sold at Loblaws stores, has died. Can’t wait to see his casket. UPDATE: More from Marketing Magazine....
View ArticleCanadian Tire not so Canadian in Quebec
It’s the latest chapter in Canadian companies playing down their Canadian-ness in Quebec. (Remember when Tim Hortons cups here didn’t have maple leaves on them?) For this week’s flyer, Canadian Tire...
View ArticleMinute Maid’s frozen juice ripoff
If, like me, you went to the grocery store recently and thought that frozen juice can felt a bit odd in your hand, it’s not your imagination. Minute Maid has decided to reduce the size of its frozen...
View ArticleCanadian Tire still doesn’t wave the flag in Quebec
I guess we should be used to it: Canadian Tire is still downplaying its Canadianness in Quebec. I wrote about this a year ago when someone spotted that the chain was running different flyers inside and...
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