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WITH W. GRAEME ROUSTAN (PHOTO COURTESY OF CANADIAN TIRE CORPORATION/SHERWOOD HOCKEY) W. GRAEME ROUSTAN: I want to go back to 2020, there was a rebrand that took place in 2020, [...]

BY W. GRAEME ROUSTAN A ‘SHER’ THINGGetting Bedard, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft, as a brand rep was obviously a big deal for Sherwood. (PHOTOS COURTESY OF [...]

Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) has launched its first own activewear label, called Forward With Design (FWD), which was designed, developed and engineered in-house. CTC is a Canadian group of companies [...]

A Canadian Legacy You'd be hard pressed to come across a Canadian who is not familiar with our nation's unofficial second currency --Canadian Tire Money[R]. However, many don't know its [...]

Retail stores are increasingly using kiosks to maximize their business. The difficulty lies in finding a kiosk with a direct, quantifiable return on investment. Examples of innovative kiosks are many. American Greetings of Cleveland has developed the Creatacard Kiosk, which allows the customer to design and print up their own greeting cards. Michael Ricker Pewter kiosks allow customers to browse through a catalog of available items and order items not in stock at a store., From printing sheet music to identifying auto parts, from customizing greeting cards to cataloging artwork, there's no lack of good new ideas for kiosk applications in retail stores. Alas, finding [...]

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands -- Holland-based Accell Group N.V. has sold its Canadian brand registrations for Raleigh, Diamondback, Redline and IZ1P to Canadian Tire Corporation for $16 million cash. Accell said the [...]

CANADIAN TIRE CORP. LTD. will start testing selling a range of foods, including bread, cereal, milk and frozen pizza, at two Ontario stores in November ... The Globe and Mail [...]

TSYS has agreed to convert Canadian Tire Retail's paper gift certificate program to an electronic gift card program. The payment processor said that the conversion would cut costs and improve [...]

TORONTO -- One pharmacy chain operator and two marketers from different retail sectors compared notes in a panel session at the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores' third annual conference [...]

CANADIAN TIRE CORPORATION, Limited, awarded more than 20 students from across Canada Canadian Tire Scholarships. The scholarship program began over 20 years ago to help eligible students pursue studies at [...]

Canadian Tire Petroleum has sold gasoline since 1958, but even the company's president will admit that its traditional convenience store offer has been less than imaginative--until recently. Canadian Tire Petroleum's [...]

Canadian Tire was once known for its neutral-toned, mall-scale and uniform store layouts, but the retailer has dramatically evolved with a unique initiative called Concept 20/20, created in partnership with [...]

A new Canadian Tire catalogue has just arrived. Talk about a shock. No photos of cordless power drills. No pictures of gas barbecues. Rather, the 32-page booklet contains pastel images [...]

You'd think you died and went to heaven" was the advertising teaser that preceded the opening of the first two Canadian Tire-owned Auto Source auto warehouse stores in Indianapolis in […]

Canadian Tire Money is a loyalty marketing program launched by Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd. The idea was introduced by Muriel Billes, the wife of the co-founder of the company. Other details on the success of the loyalty program are presented.

CANADIAN TIRE FORMAT: Canadian Tire Corp., which operates discount stores with a strong emphasis on auto parts, tools and hardware, plans to offer a new store concept this fall. The [...]

Facing an onslaught of big U.S. retailers eager to bite into its hard-goods business, Canadian Tire Corp. plans to expand its store presence and is pushing to increase its profile [...]

The author profiles the success of Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd. Topics include marketing management, market share, and profits.

Light Truck Market Is Industry Lifeblood I think the lifeblood of our industry in the next ten years depends on the light truck market," James D. Pedranti, senior vice president, […]

With more than 500 suggestions for commemorative stamps from which to choose each year, Canada Post selects about 20, usually to honor a special person or event in Canadian history. [...]

Yes, Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. has 90% of the population shopping in its stores. Yes, it has $4 billion in annual sales. Yes, it has a credit card program with [...]

IN-STORE FOCUS This chain is more than automotive aftermarket stores, more than a mass merchandiser -- and it has more of just about everything. Founded in 1923 as an automotive […]