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Can-Am Sales Group’s Rob Gervais Named Promar Top Sales Performer
Gardena CA. - Promar is pleased to announce that Rob Gervais from Can-Am Sales Group, LLC., has been chosen [...]
DK International are pleased to announce the signing of our new sales agent and partner for the territory of Alberta.
We at DK International are pleased to announce the signing of our new sales agent and partner for the [...]
SPORTS DISTRIBUTORS OF CANADA LIMITED HOSTS THEIR 3RD VIRTUAL TRADE SHOW
Sports Distributors of Canada Ltd. hosted their annual 2021 July show virtually for members from Monday, July 12 – [...]
Reebok and ‘Jurassic Park’ Team Up on Sneakers Inspired by Characters From the 1993 Movie
Reebok has once again looked to an iconic film for a collaboration. For its latest collab, the heritage athletic [...]
Amazon Cancels 2021 Prime Day in Canada due to the Pandemic
Seattle-based e-commerce retailer Amazon confirmed with Retail Insider this week that the popular Amazon Prime Day is formally cancelled [...]
Nike and Adidas Are Losing Ground to These Competitors in Women’s Athletic Footwear
For the first half of 2021, Nike and Adidas ceded share of the women's athletic footwear market to [...]
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TikTok to launch workshops to support small businesses
Dive Brief: As more small businesses build a following on TikTok, the short-form video-sharing app will launch a 20-event virtual workshop to help small- and medium-sized businesses reach new audiences and grow their companies. The series, [...]
StockX Consumers Want to Be Comfortable Too — Why Crocs and Birkenstock Are Their New Favorite Brands
StockX has built a reputation as a go-to platform to buy and sell hype sneakers. However, some of the brands that have emerged as fan-favorites for the first half of 2021 may come as a [...]
4 trends impacting retail marketing strategies
Brands are looking beyond Facebook and Google — and sometimes resurfacing older channels — to advertise. To become known, street vendors in the 18th and 19th centuries would hawk their products and services in [...]
Canadians to Continue Shopping Online Post-Pandemic Amid Ecomm Growth: Survey
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated online shopping trends in Canada and a new survey by PayPal Canada indicates just how much consumers shifted their spending patterns. The survey, titled Trends & Spends: PayPal Canada’s 2021 Consumer Shopping Study, [...]
One in Four Canadian Girls Are Not Committed To Return To Sport
Canadian Women & Sport, in partnership with E-Alliance and Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities and Sport Canada, released a new study—COVID Alert: Pandemic Impact on Girls in Sport—examining the impact of the pandemic on sport participation [...]
After years of expansion, HBC has fractured
The move to split up the company's Saks Fifth Avenue operations has some rationale involving retail, but it's also a way to monetize its assets. HBC is named after Hudson's Bay Company, a venerable Canadian [...]
Shopping Centres in Canada to See Changes Amid Pandemic and Shifting Retail Industry: Experts
Shopping centres across Canada were reinventing themselves prior to the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic more than a year ago. But the health crisis, which turned into an economic crisis as well, has accelerated [...]
Ontario gyms are changing the way they operate post-lockdown
TORONTO -- Gyms across Ontario are making changes to the way they operate as they prepare to reopen on Friday. The fitness facilities, which have been shuttered for months due to the pandemic, will be [...]
CSGA New Member News Feature
THIS IS WHY THE NORTH FACE IS EVERYWHERE
Wearing Multiple Hats The North Face is at the crux of becoming one of the most influential clothing brands in consumer culture today. Outside of fashion’s wandering eye, it’s exemplifying what it means to cleverly [...]
Nearly Half of Canadians (48%) Saw People Outside their Household Over the Holidays
Majority (61%) of them Gathered Indoors Without Masks Despite Widespread Flouting of Pandemic Guidance, Most (95%) Think Their Actions Over the Holidays Did Not Contribute to Virus Spread; One in Ten (10%) Express Guilt over [...]
CSGA || Warning of fraudulent attendee list
Please be advised that some members have reported that they have received and email from a company claiming to be offering an 2021 attendees list of the Canadian Sporting Goods Association, and to contact the [...]
CSGA 2021 FEATURED BRAND LANDING PAGE
Add / edit your company brand logo CSGA Delta BC October 29th, 2020: First of a warm welcome to all the new members of CSGA … we look forward to working with you next year. [...]
NHL-superstar invests in Swedish high-tec hockey company
Auston Matthews, the super star forward of the Toronto Maple Leafs, proudly announces his investment into the Swedish Company Flow Motion Technology with its well-known hockey brand Marsblade. Other investors include former Stanley cup champions [...]
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The BlackNorth Initiative Summit Launches With Commitments From Over 200 Organizations Representing Over $1 Trillion in Market Cap; Over 3000 People in Attendance
The Canadian Council of Business Leaders Against Anti-Black Systemic Racism announced the names of more than 200 organizations whose CEOs have signed the BlackNorth Initiative’s pledge committing their organizations to specific actions and targets designed [...]
Ontario, Quebec step in after Trudeau’s real estate plan flops
Canada’s two largest provinces are helping businesses that can’t pay their rent during the coronavirus shutdown after a federal aid measure failed to gain traction. Click here to read the article