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Semacode Technology In New Ad Campaigns Facilitate Impulse Shopping

Semacode Technology In New Ad Campaigns Facilitate Impulse Shopping

Point, snap, and buy! That’s the future of impulse shopping. H&M is running a new ad campaign that features ‘Semacodes’ on the billboard posters and magazine spreads of their fashion wear. When consumers see something they [...]

UAE-USA Trade Deficit: Opportunity for Canada

UAE-USA Trade Deficit: Opportunity for Canada

The United States Bureau of Statistics recently announced what many trade professionals have known for some time now: trade between the US and the Middle East is on the decline. Exports from the USA to the [...]

Money Talks on Capitol Hill

Money Talks on Capitol Hill

On the topic of acquisitions, it appears that at least four US lobby groups are succeeding in brokering a deal that would see Dubai Aviation Enterprise (DAE) purchase the aviation arm of the Carlyle Group for [...]

Confirmed: Islamic Banking in Canada

Confirmed: Islamic Banking in Canada

Tavia Grant of the Globe and Mail continues to report on the controversial subject of Sharia banking in Canada. I had previously discussed the concept in this blog, and have been an active contributor to discussions [...]

'Eh-rabs' Buying out Canada

'Eh-rabs' Buying out Canada

Canada has no problem selling out to foreign companies, except when it comes to the sectors that matter: Transportation, Telecommunication, and Banking. The ‘monogopolies’  enjoyed by the handful of market players in these sectors translate into cushy [...]

Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson

Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson

A great quote from Andrea Mandel-Campbell‘s discussion today on the Globe and Mail Report on Business: “… But we can’t compete on price, because someone will always be cheaper than you – which is why, for [...]

When people call your Facebook bet

When people call your Facebook bet

Bruce Frisko is a News Anchor with a following. Love him or hate him, users of the popular social network Facebook have dedicated atleast 14 Groups to him, including one Greg Yorke of Halifax, Nova Scotia. [...]