Revenge of the Discounters / Dollar Stores
Originally Posted in September 2009 I wanted to pass along a very interesting G&M article regarding the next steps for discounter retailers such as Dollarama, Bargain Shop and Giant Tiger. You can...
View ArticleFive Reasons to Love (or Hate) Dollar Stores
Originally Posted in November 2009 I have written here before about the Dollar Store channel and what I think is a channel poised for considerable growth in the coming years. This has been reinforced...
View ArticleThe Genius of Dollarama
There is a great article in February’s Canadian Business on the success of Dollarama – one of Canada’s fastest growing retailers. Read the article at the link below: http://ow.ly/Z3cT I have written...
View ArticleDollar Store Battle in Canada Heats Up
You may have missed the story this week (maybe because the deal was announced on Thanksgiving Monday), but the dollar store market in Canada is set to get another boost through increased competition...
View ArticleSINS Market Visit Report – Dollar Tree – Phoenix, AZ
The goal of this report to is share with the Canadian CPG / Retail industry our observations from our store visit to Dollar Tree stores in the United States. This new competitor in the Canadian...
View ArticleUpdates: SINS Canadian Retailer Year In Review
We are pleased to announce that updates are now available for 16 Canadian Retailers in our SINS Canadian Retailer Year In Review. In this popular report we feature 23 of the largest publically traded...
View ArticleSINS Canadian Retail Index – Week Ending July 1, 2011
At the end of Q2 the fates of the Canadian Retail Stocks that make up the SINS Index have met a range of fates so far in 2011. Our best performing stocks YTD are: Forzani Group (+44.3%), which was...
View ArticleDollar Stores Gaining Share Of Wallet From Traditional Retailers
Consumers shop at different types of stores to fulfill different needs. Mass merchandisers like Canadian Tire provide a place where shoppers can find most of their needs under one roof. Discount...
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