There is something about casting one’s mind past the visible horizons, and imagining what the next chapter of a particular industry will look like once the future gets a hold of it. So it is with Virgin Media Business’ 30:30 Vision, a forward-looking convention of British business leaders that gathered in early July to predict the future of food, health, …

Lest anyone doubt it, the e-commerce buzz in this country continues. And so we wanted to follow up on our June 4 post – “Digital vs Bricks and Mortar – Who Will Prevail?” Canadian businesses oversaw the digital exchange of more than $136 billion of goods and services last year. That, says a new report from Statistics Canada, was up …

See who won the 2014 Excellence in Retailing Awards commemorated by the Retail Council of Canada for innovation in categories ranging from ecommerce to CSR

Learn from the secrets of independent giant retailers such as Black Bond Books, Beaton Fine Cheese and John Fluevog Shoes and understand their focus areas

While many are speculating who will win between digital and bricks and mortar stores, industry insiders predict their convergence in the future.

Learn how Apple is leading retailers in sales per square foot of retail space and even outstripping its closest competitor, Murphy USA, by a decent margin.

Read more about Loblaw’s recently announced online grocery purchase service and how it will be different from similar services offered by Amazon & Walmart.

I’m passionate about retail and all things store fixture related…  but who doesn’t go wild for hockey and car racing? With the start of race season fast approaching I can’t wait to see our driver Joey McColm hit the track and burn some rubber on the road for Canada’s Best Racing Team, driving the Partsource Toronto Maple Leafs Number 25 …

How Walmart is adopting new GE LED ceiling lighting over the next two years in its efforts to reduce the kWh per square foot of energy by 20% by 2020

How the lack of space is paving the way for vertical retail with retail stores now located even on the second floor, a concept unheard of earlier.