Loblaw Has Become an Everything Company
The grocery chain is now involved in pharmacare, financial services, and real estate—with no signs of slowing down
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Why Sunrise Records Is Still Spinning
It survived Napster, iTunes, and streaming. Now the chain is expanding its horizons overseas
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What “Gender-Neutral” Fashion Gets Wrong
Brands like H&M and Old Navy are rolling out ungendered clothing lines. Just because something isn’t explicitly for “men” or “women” doesn’t mean it has to be boring as sin
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Indigo May Have Lost the Plot
Did the bookstore chain sell its soul when it started selling vitamins, vibrators, and $800 patio umbrellas?
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Should Computers Decide How Much Things Cost?
If you feel like you’re spending more online all the time, it might be because you are
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Lululemon Tried to Become a Tech Company. It Didn’t Work Out
With the spectacular failure of its futuristic workout device, the apparel giant proved that some business stretches go too far
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Will Groceries Ever Be Affordable?
Food insecurity expert Sylvain Charlebois explains why flawed business regulations are making food unaffordable
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Zellers Is Back. Is Nostalgia to Blame?
Companies have tapped into a longing for the past as a powerful marketing tool. Are Canadians buying in?
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Fast Fashion Is Everywhere on Social Media. How Can Teens Resist?
The sheer volume of super cheap clothes being advertised to young people is alarming—and terrible for the environment
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The End of Hudson’s Bay
HBC saw its start during London’s bubonic plague, and it’s seeing a slow collapse in the aftermath of COVID-19’s retail devastation
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