Monthly Archives: November 2013

CCTV Reports Starbucks Prices Higher in China Recently I read Nikola Nedev’s blog about Starbucks prices being higher in China than anywhere else in the world. Though Starbucks can easily pull this off because of its strong brand image and … Continue reading →

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/11/16/lululemon-online-petition_n_4289334.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-business&ir=Canada%20Business After reading the article on Lululemon founder’s comments and the reaction of society to them I was at first a bit shocked. Chip Wilson said that “some women’s bodies “just don’t actually work” for his company’s pants”. This comment got … Continue reading →

IKEA Buys a Wind Farm From Mina Willet’s blog post I was really glad to find out that such a big company with a huge brand name as IKEA bought a wind farm to support sustainability. I believe that this … Continue reading →

McDonald’s. How does the company do it McDonald’s has grown to be a very big brand that stands out and is known almost everywhere in the world. Though the company is doing really well and trying to improve in different … Continue reading →

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/airline-stocks-may-have-further-to-climb/article15472165/ Air Canada is a great example of a company that used a series of different strategies to grow and maximize its profits successfully. The article talks about how Air Canada was able to maximize its profits by cutting down … Continue reading →

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/asian-pacific-business/chinas-pollution-woes-fuelled-by-corruption/article15481617/ China’s environmental situation is very critical right now. The article discusses the matter of pollution in China, specifically air and water pollution and who has to be held responsible for this as well as what can be done to … Continue reading →

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/7422698/Employee-warned-Toyota-boss-in-2006.html Is the only responsibility of a company to increase its profits? How important is it for a company to remain ethical? Toyota’s leaders preferred to maximize their profits in all possible ways. The article talks about one of Toyota’s … Continue reading →

http://business.time.com/2013/09/24/the-fatal-mistake-that-doomed-blackberry/ There have been a lot of articles about Blackberry lately. This one in my opinion analyses Blackberry’s downfall the best. The article talks about Blackberry being really big and growing at amazingly fast rates in the beginning as it’s … Continue reading →

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-growth/day-to-day/crumbling-cookie-sales-threaten-future-of-small-atlantic-bakery/article15436297/ I found the article on the small Atlantic bakery interesting because it is a case study about a small business that I can easily relate to. There are many class concepts that can be related to this article to … Continue reading →