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News ArchivesYEAR2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 MONTH Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec HEADLINES How consumers shop differently today Feb. 27, 2009 - Consumers are thinking different in today's economy. They are debating: What do I really want, versus what do I really need? Shoppers are wondering if they can afford the plasma television now of if they should save that $2,000, in case I get laid off tomorrow? Retail expert Paco Underhill discusses the consumer mindset with Time magazine. READ MORE Study finds that a happy worker a healthy, cheaper worker Feb. 27, 2009 - Research carried out in conjunction with the 2009 Best Employers in Canada study has established that highly engaged employees experience better health and overall well-being. Canadian employees will face continued decline in salary increases this year Feb. 23, 2009 - Canadian organizations continue to lower their projected 2009 salary increases for non-unionized employees in response to the economic recession, according to the findings of an update of the Conference Board's Compensation Planning Outlook survey. Hiring freeze more likely than layoffs: Survey Feb. 23, 2009 - Many Canadian employers have cut back on hiring, or stopped altogether, but most are not planning layoffs nor cutting employee benefits, which suggests that in their staffing plans many are looking beyond the recession, according to a report Thursday by a human resources consulting firm. Canada.com reports. | READ MORE Boomer business owners more likely to delay retirement Feb. 20, 2009 - Thirty-seven percent of Canadian boomers who plan on retiring in the next five years and who own their own business plan on delaying their retirement due to current economic conditions, according to the19th Annual RBC RRSP Poll. Who buys flowers online? It isn't men Feb. 18, 2009 - Women are more likely than men to visit flower-selling Web sites such as 1-800-Flowers.com, Experian Simmons found. In addition, flowers are most popular with the youngest and oldest shoppers. MarketingVOX reports. | READ MORE Environmental survey reveals what Canadians are doing for the environment Feb. 18, 2009 - Statistics Canada has released the results of its Households and the Environmnent Survey, 2007, which looks at what environmentally-friendly actions Canadians are taking. Kenya's flower industry confronts global slump Feb. 17, 2009 - Farm worker Daniel Apinde pushes a cart laden with long-stemmed red roses through Oserian farm, a 240 acre business nestling on the shores of Kenya's Lake Naivasha. The run up to St Valentine's Day, the most important sales day in the cut flower calendar, has been fairly busy as usual but concerns that the global economic crisis will hit the flower industry niggle at the back of his mind. Reuters.com reports. | READ MORE Organic trade association applauds new Canadian organic regulations Feb. 17, 2009 - The Organic Trade Association (OTA) in Canada is pleased to see the significantly amended Organic Products Regulations (OPR) published in Friday's Canada Gazette (Part I). Marketing during a recession Feb. 17, 2009 - How should your marketing change because of the recession? Harvard professor John Quelch has eight tips for marketing your way through a recession. Making Cents reports. | READ MORE |
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