Archive for February, 2011

Rrrrroll up the Rim

Friday, February 25th, 2011

There’s nothing like a warm cup o’ joe to wake you up every morning, especially during the Canadian winter months, which seem to last forever.  Among the many individual coffee shops, and Blenz and Starbucks franchises, is an iconic Canadian force in the coffee market, Tim Hortons. For a 25th straight year, Tim Horton’s annual […]

Village Re-Branding

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

The troubled Olympic village condominiums that seem to be talked about every week in local news are once again being put up for sale.  The difference this time around: an average price cut of 30%, and a name rebranding.  What was once called the Olympic Village with 70% unsold units saw 128 units sold in […]

Facebook Deals

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

In continuing with ruling the Internet, facebook’s new “Facebook Deals” entered the $10-billion online coupon market, most recently offering the service free of charge to Canadian retailers.  Facebook Deals work in conjunction with Facebook Places, where users “check in” to specific locations using their smartphone.  By “checking in” online for certain stores like H&M that […]

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