DOCSLIB.ORG

List of Retailers Included in the Monthly Survey of Large Retailers

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
List of Retailers Included in the Monthly Survey of Large Retailers Legal Name Operating Name The Food Retailers Buy-Low Foods Limited AG Foods, Buy-Low Foods, Buy & Save Foods, Fine Foods, G&H Shop N' Save, Nesters Partnership Market Loblaws Inc. At the Pumps, Atlantic Gas Bars, Dominion, Extra Foods, Joe Fresh, Loblaws, Loblaws à Plein Gaz, Maxi, Maxi & Cie, Provigo, Real Atlantic Superstore, Real Canadian Liquor Store, Real Canadian Superstore, Western Gas Bars, Zehrs, pharmacies in franchised locations (IR, Fortino's, No Frills, Save Easy, Your Independent Grocer, Value-Mart) Metro Ontario Inc. Drug Basics, Food Basics, Metro, Super C, The Pharmacy Overwaitea Food Group Limited Parternership Cooper's Foods, Overwaitea Foods, PriceSmart Foods, Save-On-Foods, Urban Fare Sobeys Capital Incorporated Candico Food Markets, Canada Safeway, Canada Safeway Liquor Store, Fast Fuel, Foodland, Freshco, IGA, IGA Extra, Les Fiduciaries, Needs Convenience Store, Price Chopper, Rachelle-Béry, Sobeys, Sobeys Québec Secteur Pétrole, Thrifty Foods, Tradition, Western Cellars The Department Stores (including concessions) Hudson's Bay Company Home Outfitters/Déco Découverte, The Bay/ La Baie, Zellers Sears Canada Inc. Sears, Sears Home Stores, Sears Hometown Stores, Sears Outlet Wal-Mart Canada Corp Walmart The Other Non-Food Retailers American Eagle Outfitters Canada Corporation Aerie, American Eagle Outfitters Apple Canada Inc. Apple Store Bed Bath & Beyond Canada L.P. Bed, Bath & Beyond, Buy Buy Baby Best Buy Canada Ltd. Best Buy Birks Group Inc. Birks BoutiqueMarie Claire Inc. Boutique Marie Claire, San Francisco, Terra Nostra Brewers Retail Inc. The Beer Store Canadian Tire Corporation Limited Canadian Tire, Canadian Tire Gas Bar, Partsource Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. Costco, Costco Liquor Store Dollarama S.E.C. Dollarama Electronics Boutique Canada Inc. EB Games, EBX, Gamestop FGL Sports Ltd. Atmosphere, National Sports, Sport Chek Foot Locker Canada Co. Champs Sports, Footlocker Gap (Canada) Inc. Baby Gap, Banana Republic, Banana Republic Factory Store, Banana Republic Outlet, Gap, Gap Factory Store, Gap Kids, Gap Outlet George Richards Big & Tall Menswear, Kingsport Big & Tall Clothiers, Mr. Big & Tall Grafton-Fraser Inc. Menswear, Tip Top Tailors Ameublements Tanguyay, Brault et Martineau, Economax, Super Liquida-meubles, Groupe ATBM Inc. Signature Maurice Tanguay H&M Hennes & Mauritz Inc. H & M Harry Rosen Inc. Harry Rosen Holt, Renfrew & Co., Limited Holt Renfrew Home Depot Of Canada Inc. The Home Depot Husky Downstream General Partnership Husky Ikea Canada Limited Partnership Ikea Indigo Books & Music Inc. Chapters, Coles, Indigo, Indigo Spirit, Smithbooks La Senza Corporation La Senza, La Senza Express Le Château Inc. Le Château Leon's Furniture Limited Leon's Furniture/ Meubles Léon Les Placements Arden Inc./Arden Holdings Inc. Ardene Liquor Control Board Of Ontario LCBO Liquor Distribution Branch Of BC British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch London Drugs Limited London Drugs Lowe's Companies Canada, ULC Lowe's Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. Lululemon Athletica Luxottica Retail Canada Inc. Lenscrafters/Lunetterie Lenscrafters, Pearle Vision, Sears Optical, Sunglass Hut Magasin Laura (P. V.) Inc. Laura, Laura Liquidation, Laura Petites, Laura Plus, Laura Triple, Melanie Lyne Mark's Work Warehouse Ltd. Mark's Work Warehouse/L'équipeur Moores The Suit People Inc. Moores Clothing For Men Nygard International Partnership Alia, DFx, Jay Set, Nygard, Nygard Fashion Park, Tan Jay Old Navy (Canada) Inc. Old Navy Payless Shoesource Canada L.P. Payless Shoesource Petm Canada Corporation PetSmart Pharmaservice Inc. Pharmaservice Reitmans (Canada) Addition Elle, HybaPenningtons, Penningtons Warehouse/Penningtons Entrepot, Reitmans, Limited/Reitmans (Canada) R.W. & Co., Thyme Maternity Limitée Roots Canada Ltd. Roots, Roots 73 Sephora Beauty Canada, Inc. Sephora Shell Canada Products Beaver, Payless, Shell, Turbo Sleep Country Canada L.P. Sleep Country/ Dormez-Vous Société Des Alcools Du Québec S.A.Q. Suncor Energy Products Partnership Petro Canada, Petro Pass Suzy's Inc. Suzy Shier The Brick/Brick, The Brick Clearance Center, The Brick Mattress Store, United Furniture The Brick Warehouse L.P. Warehouse The Children's Place (Canada) L.P. The Children's Pace The Source (Bell) Electronics Inc. / La Source (Bell) Electroniq The Source/La Source Thrifty's Inc. (2005) Bluenotes Tiffany & Co. Canada Tiffany & Co. DSW, Freedman Shoes, Sterling Shoes, The Shoe Company, The Shoe Warehouse, Town Town Shoes Limited Shoes Toys "R" Us (Canada) Ltd. Babies "R" Us, Toys "R" Us Value Village Stores Value Village/Village Des Valeurs Victoria's Secret (Canada) Corp. Pink Victoria's Secret, Victoria's Seccret, Visions Electronics Limited Partnership Visions Electronics Winners Merchants International L.P. HomeSense, Marshalls, Winners Sirens, Stitches, Stitches Mega Warehouse, Stitches Outlet, Urban Kids, Urban Man, Urban YM Inc. (Sales) Plant Note: With the exception of Canadian Tire, only sales from corporate stores are included..
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report for the 2016 fiscal Year CORPORATE PROFILE
    2017 Corporate Responsibility Report For the 2016 fiscal year CORPORATE PROFILE With annual sales of over $12 billion and over 65 000 employees, Super C, Food Basics, Adonis and Première Moisson, as well as METRO is a leader in food and pharmaceutical distribution in 258 drugstores, chiefly under the Brunet, Metro Pharmacy and Québec and Ontario, where it operates or supplies a network of Drug Basics banners. 942 food stores under several banners, including Metro, Metro Plus, RETAIL NETWORK TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Message From The President Québec Ontario Total And CEO Supermarkets 204 134 338 Metro Metro 3 Message From The Senior Director Metro Plus Of Corporate Affairs Discount stores 93 125 218 4 Our Corporate Responsibility (CR) Super C Food Basics Approach - Our Four CR Pillars Neighbourhood stores - Our Materiality Analysis Marché Richelieu 59 - Our Governance Structure Marché AMI 187 - Awards And Recognition Marché Extra 104 350 Achievements In 2016 Partners 9 Adonis 2 Adonis 11 9 - Delighted Customers 24 Première Moisson 1 Première Moisson 25 20 - Respect For The Environment Total 680 262 942 29 - Strengthened Communities 38 - Empowered Employees Drugstores 184 74 258 46 2016 Highlights Brunet Pharmacy Brunet Plus Drug Basics Brunet Clinique Clini Plus ABOUT THIS REPORT This corporate responsibility report covers the 2016 financial year: the pharmaceutique Inc. and Brunet drugstore network) and the 52-week period that ended on September 24, 2016. This report was activities of our partner Première Moisson. published in May 2017 and significant events that occurred between the end of the 2016 financial year and the end of February 2017 In this report, "METRO" refers to the corporation and "Metro" were therefore also included in this report.
    [Show full text]
  • Raison Sociale Nom Commercial
    Raison sociale Nom commercial Magasins d'alimentations Buy-Low Foods AG Foods, Buy-Low Foods, Buy & Save Foods, Fine Foods, G&H Shop N' Save, Nesters Market Limited Partnership Loblaws Inc. At the Pumps, Atlantic Gas Bars, Dominion, Extra Foods, Joe Fresh, Loblaws, Loblaws à Plein Gaz, Maxi, Maxi & Cie, Provigo, Real Atlantic Superstore, Real Canadian Liquor Store, Real Canadian Superstore, Western Gas Bars, Zehrs, pharmacies in franchised locations (IR, Fortino's, No Frills, Save Easy, Your Independent Grocer, Value-Mart) Metro Ontario Inc. Drug Basics, Food Basics, Metro, Super C, The Pharmacy Overwaitea Food Group Limited Parternership Cooper's Foods, Overwaitea Foods, PriceSmart Foods, Save-On-Foods, Urban Fare Sobeys Capital Candico Food Markets, Canada Safeway, Canada Safeway Liquor Store, Fast Fuel, Foodland, Freshco, IGA, Incorporated IGA Extra, Les Fiduciaries, Needs Convenience Store, Price Chopper, Rachelle-Béry, Sobeys, Sobeys Québec Secteur Pétrole, Thrifty Foods, Tradition, Western Cellars Les grands magasins Hudson's Bay Company Home Outfitters/Déco Découverte, The Bay/ La Baie, Zellers Sears Canada Inc. Sears, Sears Home Stores, Sears Hometown Stores, Sears Outlet Wal-Mart Canada Corp Walmart Les détaillants autres qu'alimentaires American Eagle Outfitters Canada Corporation Aerie, American Eagle Outfitters Apple Canada Inc. Apple Store Bed Bath & Beyond Canada L.P. Bed, Bath & Beyond, Buy Buy Baby Best Buy Canada Ltd. Best Buy Birks Group Inc. Birks BoutiqueMarie Claire Inc. Boutique Marie Claire, San Francisco, Terra Nostra Brewers Retail Inc. The Beer Store Canadian Tire Corporation Limited Canadian Tire, Canadian Tire Gas Bar, Partsource Chevron Canada Limited Chevron Canada Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. Costco, Costco Liquor Store CST Canada Co.
    [Show full text]
  • Houchens Industries Jimmie Gipson 493 2.6E Bowling Green, Ky
    SN TOP 75 SN TOP 75 2010 North American Food Retailers A=actual sales; E=estimated sales CORPORATE/ SALES IN $ BILLIONS; RANK COMPANY TOP EXECUTIVE(S) FRancHise STORes DATE FISCAL YEAR ENDS 1 Wal-Mart Stores MIKE DUKE 4,624 262.0E Bentonville, Ark. president, CEO 1/31/10 Volume total represents combined sales of Wal-Mart Supercenters, Wal-Mart discount stores, Sam’s Clubs, Neighborhood Markets and Marketside stores in the U.S. and Canada, which account for approximately 64% of total corporate sales (estimated at $409.4 billion in 2009). Wal-Mart operates 2,746 supercenters in the U.S. and 75 in Canada; 152 Neighborhood Markets and four Marketside stores in the U.S.; 803 discount stores in the U.S. and 239 in Canada; and 605 Sam’s Clubs in the U.S. (The six Sam’s Clubs in Canada closed last year, and 10 more Sam’s are scheduled to close in 2010.) 2 Kroger Co. DAVID B. DILLON 3,634 76.0E Cincinnati chairman, CEO 1/30/10 Kroger’s store base includes 2,469 supermarkets and multi-department stores; 773 convenience stores; and 392 fine jewelry stores. Sales from convenience stores account for approximately 5% of total volume, and sales from fine jewelry stores account for less than 1% of total volume. The company’s 850 supermarket fuel centers are no longer included in the store count. 3 Costco Wholesale Corp. JIM SINEGAL 527 71.4A Issaquah, Wash. president, CEO 8/30/09 Revenues at Costco include sales of $69.9 billion and membership fees of $1.5 billion.
    [Show full text]
  • ORDER FORM Name of Student: ______Division/Grade: ______Total # of Shoppiong Cards ______
    ORDER FORM Name of Student: _______________________ Division/Grade: _______________ total # of Shoppiong Cards __________ Name of puchuser: _______________________ Email: _____________________________ Department Stores: Grocery Stores: (DB) Giant Tiger 3.0% x $25.00 (DB) MarketPlace IGA 5.0% x $50.00 $ __________ x $100.00 $ __________ **Reloadable** (DB) Hudson's Bay (Hbc, 3.0% x $25.00 (DB) Loblaws(Shop Easy, 3.0% x $25.00 Home Outfitters) x $50.00 Extra Foods, Superstore,Lucky x $50.00 x $100.00 $ __________ Dollar,No Frills,Canadian Wholesale x $100.00 (DB) London Drugs 2.0% x $25.00 City Market) x $250.00 $ __________ x $50.00 (DB) Safeway, Sobeys and 4.0% x $25.00 x $100.00 $ __________ Thrifty Foods x $50.00 (DB) Walmart 2.0% x $25.00 x $100.00 x $50.00 x $250.00 $ __________ x $100.00 (DB) Save-On-Foods, Urban Fare 4.0% x $25.00 x $250.00 $ __________ Price Smart Foods, x $50.00 Overwaitea Foods x $100.00 Fuel: x $250.00 $ __________ (C) Chevron 2.0% x $25.00 $ __________ (DB) Stong's 5.0% x $50.00 (DB) Esso 2.0% x $25.00 x $100.00 x $50.00 x $500.00 $ __________ x $100.00 $ __________ (DB) T&T Supermarkets 2.0% x $25.00 (DB) Petro-Canada 2.0% x $25.00 (Osaka) x $50.00 $ __________ x $50.00 x $100.00 $ __________ Specialty Stores: (DB) Shell 2.0% x $25.00 (DB) Amazon.ca 2.0% x $25.00 x $50.00 x $50.00 x $100.00 $ __________ x $100.00 $ __________ (DB) American Eagle 5.0% x $25.00 $ __________ Home Improvement: (DB) Bath and Body Works 5.0% x $25.00 $ __________ (DB) Home Depot 2.0% x $25.00 (DB) Best Buy 2.0% x $25.00 x $50.00
    [Show full text]
  • Extreme Couponing Mom's Canada Store Coupon Policies
    Extreme Couponing Mom’s Canada Store Coupon Policies Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Extreme Couponing Mom. Extreme Couponing Mom acknowledges all trademarks referred to and the rights of the trademarks owned by the companies referred to. A number of names appear in this document that are trademarks of the parties using such names and are the property of their respective owners. © 2011-2012 Extreme Couponing Mom. All rights reserved Printed in Canada July 2011, Revised August 2012 INTRODUCTION: This eBook is provided free courtesy of http://extremecouponingmom.ca Extremecouponingmom.ca is a money saving website where people can view my weekly sales & coupon match ups for stores across Canada. Each and every week I match up all of the hottest sales with valid coupons showing you how to get the most for your money. Along with posting the weekly sales you can also obtain all your coupons (mail order, insert dates and papers they come in as well as pintables’), sign up for great freebies/samples, enter contests (ours and others) and much more. Website: http://www.extremecouponingmom.ca Some of the weekly sales posted include: Atlantic Superstore Canadian Tire Co-op Atlantic Co-op West Extra Foods Familiprix Food Basics Foodland Fortinos FreshCo Giant Tiger Highland Farms IGA Independent Jean Coutu Lawtons Drugs Loblaws Ontario Loblaws Quebec Longos Maxi Metro Ontario Metro Quebec No Frills Atlantic No Frills Ontario No Frills West Price Chopper ON Provigo Real Canadian Superstore West Real Canadian Superstore Ontario Rexall/Pharmaplus Shoppers Drug Mart Sobeys Atlantic Sobeys Ontario Sobeys West Super C The Bargain Shop Thrifty Foods Uniprix Valu-Mart Walmart Zehrs Zellers Page 2 © 2011-2012 Extreme Couponing Mom.
    [Show full text]
  • BCCA Value Chain Market Analysis and Strategy Development
    2012 BCCA Value Chain Market Analysis and Strategy Development (Amended May 2, 2013) Page 1 of 88 BCCA Value Chain Market Analysis and Strategy Development Funding for this project has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the BC Ministry of Agriculture through the Canada-BC Ranching Task Force Funding Initiative. The initiative is delivered by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the Ministry of Agriculture are committed to working with industry partners. Opinions expressed in this document are those of [the authors] and not necessarily those of AAFC or the Ministry of Agriculture. Page 2 of 88 BCCA Value Chain Market Analysis and Strategy Development Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge and thank all interview respondents and the following industry representatives, organizations and companies for their support, expertise, insights and guidance: BCCA – Kevin Boon and Alana Palmer BC Association of Cattle Feeders – Bill Freding, Dimity Hammon BC Food Processors Association – Christine Koch Verified Beef Production Program (VBP) – Terry Grajczyk People Talking Market Research Services – Theresa Dietrich Susan Evans Communications – Susan Evans MNP – Andrew Raphael Canada Beef Inc. – John Baker, Ron Glaser National Cattlemen’s Beef Association – Rick McCarty, Trevor Amen Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – John Ross Pfizer Animal Health – Gord Collier Thompson River University – Gillian Watt Canadian Food Inspection Agency United States Department of Agriculture Legal Disclaimer The report is provided for information purposes and is intended for general guidance only. It should not be regarded as comprehensive or as a substitute for personalized, professional advice. We have relied upon the completeness, accuracy and fair presentation of all information and data obtained from industry associations, telephone interviews and public sources.
    [Show full text]
  • WG Jan/Feb 05
    RETURN UNDELIVERED TO MERCURY PUBLICATIONS LTD., 1313 BORDER STREET _ UNIT 16, WINNIPEG MB R3H 0X4 CPM SALES AGREEMENT #40062509 W s O u v a p e y p r n w l y e a i c C t h u e a r a r i i n F e / o , e o v - d i c c o e G m - r p o m r u e e p s r i c d e e , n t M A Y / J U N E 2 0 1 5 © 2015 AGC, LLC The “Summer of Funny” is coming soon to your Carlton Cards card department! Introducing department!Introducing card The “SummerofFunny”iscomingsoontoyourCarltonCards Set yourcourseforlaughs Destination Funny, with family road-trip-themed merchandising and small collections of andsmallcollectionsof merchandising withfamily road-trip-themed Destination Funny, One more way we’re making the world a more thoughtfulandcaringplace. makingtheworldamore way we’re One more brand-new comical cards that will have your shoppers rolling in the aisles. inthe aisles. thatwillhaveyourshoppersrolling brand-new comicalcards For an up close view, contact Carlton Cards at1-800-663-CARD contactCarltonCards For anupcloseview, 1 4 2:37 PM Serving Western Canadians for Over 99 Years publisher’s perspective 40 Beer Legislation Full of Half-Measures MAY/JUNE 2015 • VOLUME 101, NO.2 Grocers across Ontario are applauding the decision to allow grocery stores to sell beer after a lobbying effort that has literal - In this Issue ly spanned decades. But it appears that the new legislation is full of half-measures 14 Grocery & Specialty Food West 2015 designed to appease both The Beer Store, a foreign owned enti - 19 ty that currently has a monopoly in beer sales outside of LCBO Western Canada’s premier grocery-focused show took stores, and the grocery industry.
    [Show full text]
  • Access Canada
    Access Canada 2020 Access Canada: A Guide on Exporting to Canada Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................... 3 Welcome to Canada .................................................................................................................................... 5 Why Export to Canada? .............................................................................................................................. 7 Canadian Economy ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Canadian Consumers ............................................................................................................................... 13 Population ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 Age Group ............................................................................................................................................................ 14 Income and Spending ....................................................................................................................................... 18 Ethnic Market ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 Consumer Trends ..............................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • AERODYNAMICS Summer 2021
    AERODYNAMICS The AER Canada Newsletter A publication of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired June 2021 Volume 7, Number 2 IN THIS ISSUE NOW BOARDING NOW BOARDING 1 – Spring into Action, Sara Bennett, Spring into Action Editor By Sara Bennett, Editor Welcome to the June 2021 edition of AERODYNAMICS! BUSINESS CLASS As spring moves towards summer and as Canada’s 1 - AER News 2 - NE/AER 2021 Conference Goes individual provinces and territories slowly begin to Virtual reopen after COVID-19, I hope this newsletter finds you 2 - Come to the World Blindness well and ready for the opportunities that are ahead, even Summit! if the first opportunity you take is a well-deserved 3 - Vision Conference Moves to July 2022, Brian Allen, Chair, VISPA vacation! Opportunities for rest and relaxation, 4 - Call for Papers: Connecting the recreation and entertainment are just as important as Dots Conference those work opportunities. You will find opportunities in 4 - Calendar of Events this newsletter. If possible, act on them as soon as ECONOMY CLASS possible because some have imminent deadlines. 5 - Applications Now Open for CNIB Scholarships! The submission deadline for the September 2021 ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES AERODYNAMICS is August 25, 2021. As always, you 5 - ScripTalk Audio Prescription can email questions, comments, and ideas to me at: Labels! [email protected] ALL SYSTEMS GO 6 - Free Access to BlindSquare for All Canadians! BUSINESS CLASS PILOTS & PROJECTS 7 - AFB’s Second Access and Extra! Extra! AER News Engagement Report • The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) is COAST TO COAST TO COAST excited to announce a scholarship for grad 8 - The Cost of Vision Loss in Canada student applicants studying for a career in the field of Orientation & Mobility or Teachers of the Visually Impaired.
    [Show full text]
  • Popular Merchants That May Qualify for Scotia Momentum® VISA Infinite* Cash Back
    Popular Merchants ╪ that May Qualify for Scotia Momentum ® VISA Infinite* Cash Back 4% 4% 2% Grocery Stores & Supermarkets Service Stations & Automated Fuel Drug Stores And Pharmacies (Code 5411) Dispensers (Code 5912) (Codes 5541 & 5542) A & P 7 - Eleven Consumer Choice Pharmacy Asian Food Center Amco IDA Askew's Foods Canadian Tire Gas Bars Jean Coutu Atlantic Wholesalers Cango Lawtons Drugs Store Bidgoods Centex London Drugs Brunos Fine Foods Chevron Macquarries Drugs Ltd Buy Low Foods CO-OP Gas Bars Main Drug Mart Canada Safeway Couche Tard Medicine Shop Choices Market Crevier Murphy's Pharmacy Colemans Food Centre Drummond's Gas No Frills Drugs CO-OP Esso Peoples Drug Mart Cooper's Foods Fas Gas Pharma Plus Country Grocer Flying J Pharma Prix Dominion Fortino's Gas Bars Pharma Save Drugs Extra Foods Gale S Gas Bar Pharmx Rexall Fairway Market Gas Bar Rexall Drug Store Farm Boy Gasrite Shoppers Drug Mart Food Basics Husky Super Drug Mart Foodland Irving Oil The Medicine Shoppe Fortinos Loblaw Gas Bars Uniprix Grocery Gateway Macewen Valley Drug Mart Hannam Supermarket Mac's Gas Bar Highland Farms Mohawk IGA Mr. Gas Kin's Farm Market N. Atlantic Pet. Les Aliments M&M No Frills Gas Bar Loblaws Olco Loebs Petrocan Longo's Pioneer M & M Meat Shops Save On Foods Gas Bars Maxi Scholten's Metro Shell Michael - Angelo's Market Short Stop Gas Bars Moncion Grocers Sobey's Fast Fuel Needs Sunoco Nester's Market Sunys Overwaitea Food Super Save Gas Pete's Frootique Superstore Gas Bar Planet Organic Ultramar Powell's Supermarket Western Petroleum
    [Show full text]
  • First Arrival Tips Winter 2018
    LIVING IN MONTREAL WINTER 2018 BY ME (JEAN) Me CONTENT Mobile Plans Food Taxes & Tips Living in French What to do in Montreal HEChange MOBILE PLANS More expensive than anywhere else in the world Buy calling cards to call abroad or use Skype Phone call from Gmail - free from & towards Canada: Avoid any contract Buy a monthly plan that fits your needs – ask questions Recommended providers Koodo - International SMS plan Fido - International SMS plan Virgin Many providers at the downtown Eaton Centre, and at all centers FOOD Dépanneur - equivalent to “7 Eleven” Convenient store generally open until midnight Supermarkets Cheaper to buy food in a supermarket than at a “Dépanneur” The main supermarkets are Maxi, Loblaws, Super C, Provigo, Metro and IGA Home delivery UberEATS, Foodora, Just Eat TAXES & TIPS Taxes All prices are labeled without taxes. Generally add 15 % Everything is taxable except some basic food products (fruits, meat, milk, etc.) Tips Not included on the bill in restaurants, bars, night-club 15% of the total bill is the norm Examples: 7$ Beer = 1$ tip 20$ restaurant bill = 3$ tip (15%) LIVING IN FRENCH French language courses at the YMCA To learn French conversation at low cost Google translate application (option camera) Instant text translation! « Je parle Québécois » Watch the videos, Figure out the expressions, Check out the glossary! WHAT TO DO IN MONTREAL TRAVEL OUTSIDE CANADA Always bring your HEC Montreal Letter of admission or Proof of enrollment Travel in the USA Contact the Consulate General
    [Show full text]
  • Who Are Costco's Canadian Shoppers?
    Is Costco the Winner of the COVID-19 Pandemic? Value, customer experience, and availability keep Canadian shoppers coming back to the mega-banner Make better decisions, faster. with access to rapid insights at every stage of the consumer journey. Caddle® is the largest daily and monthly active panel in the Canadian market. Our mobile-first insights platform rewards Canadians for sharing data and engaging with brands. 5. Get better business insights with Caddle. Contact us today. 01 Contents Introduction: Costco Continues to 03 Soar Who are Costco’s Canadian 04 Shoppers? 05 Costco Wins Shoppers on “Value for Price”—Especially During the Pandemic What Else is Driving Canadian 07 Consumer Dollars into Costco’s Coffers? • Shopping Experience (CX) • Product, Brand and Fresh Food Availability 09 What are Costco Shoppers Buying, How Much and How Often? • Produce May Be Costco’s Pandemic Saving Grace • Speaking of Grocery Budgets... New Channels Bring Shoppers 11 More Options and Costco More Revenues Conclusion: What Lies Ahead 12 for Canada’s COVID-19 Retail Champ? 14 About Caddle Inc. 02 Costco Continues to Soar Numbers don’t lie and, COVID-19 be damned, Costco has had a banner year when it comes to revenue and sales gains1. And the retailer’s returns continue to grow apace. Across Costco’s 809 warehouse stores and eCommerce sites worldwide: +21.4% total revenue, to US$45.28 billion +21.7% net sales, to US$44.38 billion +15.2% same-store sales, U.S. (excluding fuel and currency fluctuations) +10.1% membership fees, to US$901 million Across the banner’s 105 Canadian stores and eCommerce site: +80.3% eCommerce sales (vs.
    [Show full text]