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Large Corporations Make Huge Profits from Hidden Markups at the Expense of Consumers [Op-Ed]

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A professor of economics analyses pricing versus costs and inflation to determine if consumers are being gouged in Canada.
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Why Tip Fatigue May be Setting in for North Americans [Op-Ed]

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Since the pandemic, many are saying tipping is out of control with some prompts now asking for over 30% from businesses of all kinds. Some consumers have had enough.
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How Sensations Draw Consumers into Stores, Retail Areas and Malls [Op-Ed]

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An expert discusses how humans are drawn to experiences and how the physical environment can have a profound impact on consumer behaviours.
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The Metaverse Offers Challenges and Possibilities for the Future of the Retail Industry [Op-Ed]

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An expert discusses challenges and opportunities for retailers in a virtual world that is still in its infancy.
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Saving Main Street: Local Businesses Need Community Support to Stay Afloat, or Canada’s Economy will Suffer [Op-Ed]

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An expert discusses how the pandemic has affected Main Street retailers and how the future requires Canadians to support businesses that are the backbone of this country.
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How Canada’s New Credit Card Surcharge will Affect Consumers and Businesses [Op-Ed]

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It's a complicated situation as some consumers revolt at the extra charge, though there are ways to make things work says an expert.
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How the Craft Revolution Helped Develop the Market for Specialty Coffee in Canada and Beyond [Op-Ed]

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A professor from Concordia University lays out how the rise in demand and popularity of a craft-oriented approach to consumer goods have shifted in recent years.
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Should the Canadian Government Step in to Reduce Food Prices? [Op-Ed]

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Expert Michael von Massow explains how inflation has impacted consumers and what the government might be able to do, if anything, to alleviate the problem.
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The Delicate Balance Between Grocery Store Profit and Food Security: Op-Ed

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The industry is more complicated than many realize according to experts, and changes may be required as world events create more havoc.
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Why Toy Stores in Canada — and Amazon — are Tapping Into Paper Catalogues: Op-Ed

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It's a remarkable trend that has developed and is counter to the digital revolution seen since the start of the pandemic.
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How to Make Fragile Global Supply Chains Stronger and More Sustainable: Op-Ed

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Challenges come at a critical time as retailers stock stores for the busy December Holiday Season.
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Testing High-Touch Surfaces in Grocery Stores in Canada for COVID-19 [Study]

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The University of Guelph looked at the risk of exposure from high-touch surfaces within grocery stores as transmission remains an ongoing concern.
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Worker Shortage or Poor Work Conditions? Here’s What’s Really Vexing Canadian Restaurants

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A variety of reasons, including working conditions, are a threat to the future of restaurant operators in Canada.
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From PPE Shortages to COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, The Supply Chain has Emerged as a Determinant of Health: Op-Ed

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The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how disruptions to global supply chains could also affect access to health care.
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What Canada Can Learn From Sweden About Creating Middle-Class Retail Jobs: Op-Ed

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Canadian grocery-store workers earn low wages compared to their counterparts in Sweden. Why?
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Tips Should be Included in Menu Prices as Restaurants in Canada Reopen: Op-Ed

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Two noted academics say that the time has come to do away with foodservice gratuities.
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To Create a Better Work Environment After COVID-19, We Must Truly Hear Employees: Op-Ed

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Research shows that there’s a disconnect between the way media covered work issues during the pandemic and the stories workers felt were important for the public to understand.
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The Trouble with Mandatory Face Masks in Canadian Retailers: Expert Commentary

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A labour studies professor lays out the challenges retailers are facing amid rules and regulations during the pandemic.
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Governments Must Work with Foodservice Businesses on a No-Fee Delivery App: Op-Ed

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An expert explains how high delivery fees are crushing the industry as consumers increasingly order online.
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How Online Markets Are Helping Local Retailers in Canada Survive COVID-19

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Thanks to platforms that link online consumption to local interests, the desire to buy local, a trend fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, is now giving rise to a new phenomenon known as “digital localism”.
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Dress Pants Optional: How Retailers Are Dealing With Changing Consumer Habits

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Consumer habits form around regular patterns of daily activity such as commuting, working and recreation. As these patterns change, so do consumer habits.
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The Demise of the Department Store in Canada Heralds a Shift in Downtown

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An expert says that the automobile and suburban malls are partly responsible for the decline of downtown retail.
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The MEC Debacle is a Predictable and Avoidable Governance Failure: Expert

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MEC began eroding its membership’s democratic voice years ago, which put in motion the process that’s led to its demise as a co-operative.
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Customer Experience will Help Retailers Overcome the Financial Hit from Coronavirus in Canada

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The human touch will define who the winners will be post-coronavirus according to one expert.
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Coronavirus Recovery: Canadian Small Businesses Must Focus on Easing Employee, Customer Fears

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Two experts provide an overview of how protocols and perceptions are necessary to bring consumers back to physical businesses.
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