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Four NBA players which include LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul “will be hitting the road next month for a four-game exhibition tour dubbed the Google+ Homecoming Tour.” There will be live streaming of the games through “the tour’s Google+ page.” Matt Lundy’s blog describes the marketing strategy for Google+ and also explains how Google+ […]
Michelle Cheung has an interesting blog post titled “To be the world’s leading sports and fitness company” that is linked to our class on entrepreneurship. I agree with her opinion when she explains why Nike is an entrepreneurial company. Already having a strong brand image, Nike continues to add new products to expand its market. I […]
In 2004, Hampton Hotels designed an alarm clock. It wasn’t a fancy alarm clock, but after reviewing 130 clock radios, Hampton decided to create an easy to use alarm and a no-fuss MP3 jack. This clock was a hit, and soon the entire Hilton Hotels adopted similar gadgets. The clock is a symbol of the […]
Running 273 stores casually, the CEO of discounter Zellers Inc. (Mark Foote) will be in the midst of Canada’s largest retail liquidation preparing for the most of the stores’ takeovers by Target. In January, Target unveiled its $1.8-billion deal to buy most of Zellers leases and convert them into Target. It was hard for Mr. […]
It is estimated that by 2030 the world will need 40% more freshwater and 50% more food and energy. Not only is the demand accelerating due to the worlds rapidly expanding population, but also to climate change, increasing urbanisation and growing prosperity. Many solutions have been created to help ease long-term problems. The WBCSD Water Project […]
Maple Leaf Foods has decided to close plants in four provinces which will result in cutting 1,550 jobs. The plan that the company set was supposed to create 1,150 jobs, but the associated plant closures will outweigh that, which results in a net loss of 1,550 positions. Maple Leaf plans on building a new plan […]
Kashmir has an interesting blog post about how prices for university education are increasing . I was watching the news and also heard something related to this topic. As each year passes, the number of students attending/applying for universities is increasing. Since universities are businesses, they are realizing that more students continue their education instead […]
The Canadian dollar has depreciated significantly since October 2008 and recently dropped over two US cents, below 96 cents US on September 20, 2011. On Wednesday the US dollar straightened up against the euro and yen after the U.S. Federal Reserve rose up its aid to the weak economy. Many traders around the world are […]
For the past two years the euro zone has been trying to fight off their debt by throwing billions of euros at the problem. They are not only throwing money, but giving it away unsuccessfully. This week euro zone finance ministers will meet in Luxembourg to discuss how they will or can increase the strength […]
On October 4th, 2011 Apple Inc. has planned to create an event to introduce the new iPhone. This event will be taking place in Cupterino, California where the new I phone will be revealed. Tim Cook, Apple’s new CEO, will be one of the featured guests at this event. The newest I phone, iPhone, will […]