Description: Amazon is now selling nearly 15,000 non-refrigerated food items to online shoppers in Canada. These items include soups, coffee, jar goods, chips and candies among others. You can now stay home and get all these food items at your door step. Source: CBC Date: Oct. 31, 2013 Video Link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2415470441/ Questions for Discussion: How do… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Innovation/Creativity
Twitter’s ride to becoming public
Description: Twitter is preparing itself for its initial public offering (IPO) in early November on the New York stock exchange. Alyson Shontell of Business Insider discusses the growth of Twitter since its humble beginnings. Source: CBC Date: Oct. 25, 2013 Video Link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2414476857/ Questions for Discussion: Why Twitter’s growth path is termed chaotic? Considering that… Read more »
Canadian startups changing the way men shop
Description: Most men would avoid going to malls and going through reaps of clothes. New Canadian start-ups, such as Indochino, Frank & Oak and Suitly, have found a way out for Men to shop without stepping in a mall. Source: Financial Post Date: Oct. 6, 2013 Text Link: http://business.financialpost.com/2013/10/06/how-canadian-startups-are-changing-the-way-men-shop/ Questions for Discussion: What are the… Read more »
Tables may soon overtake PCs
Description: A global research firm expects sales of tablets to surpass those of PCs in the near future. Source: CBC Date: Sept. 12, 2013 Video Link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2405930474/ Questions for Discussion: Per the product life cycle theory, do you think PCs are in the mature or the decline stage? How can PCs continue to develop its… Read more »
Twitter tweets IPO announcement
Description: Twitter recently announced that it’s going public—a highly anticipated public offer. People will soon be able to buy stocks of twitter. Source: CBC Date: Sept. 12, 2013 Video Link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2406032304/ Questions for Discussion: Given Twitter’s low revenues as compared to other online companies, do you think its IPO be a success? What changes will… Read more »
Canada Post’s uncertain future
Description: Canada post is facing declining deliveries and imminent losses. It needs to plan how best to survive in the future. Ben Dachis, senior policy analyst at C.D. Howe Institute, discusses possible strategies for Canada Post. Source: CBC Date: August 9, 2013 Video Link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2400170014/?page=3 Questions for Discussion: What changes should Canada Post make to… Read more »
U.S. postal service considering delivering alcohol
Description: To address its falling revenues, U.S. postal service is pondering over the possibility of delivering alcohol through its postal service. They anticipate this venture to bring in nearly $50 million every year. Source: CBC Date: August 2 2013 Video Link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2399344954/ Questions for Discussion: What do you think about this new venture? What are… Read more »
Shakeup at Microsoft
Description: Microsoft is restructuring its organization in the wake of increased competition from Google and Apple. Analyst Frank Gillett of Forrester Research points out that not too long back, 95% of end user technology devices were from Microsoft, today that number is only 30%. Source: The National Date: July 11 2013 Video Link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2396418626/ Questions… Read more »
Terracycle’s recycling innovation
Description: Terracycle’s CEO Tom Szaky discusses his company’s innovative approach to recycling waste. The company either reuses, up-cycles or recycles wastes that otherwise will not be recycled. Source: CBC Date: June 19 2013 Video link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2392511395/ Questions for Discussion: Do you feel consumers will spend time to ship wastes that can not be recycled? What… Read more »
Canadian cellphone bills likely to rise further
Description: Canadian cellphone users are already paying a high rate, but with Telus likely to acquire Mobilicity, the cellphone bills are likely to increase further. The consolidation of the Canadian cellphone market will mean that the large cellphone players have fewer incentives to reduce prices. Source: CBC Date: May 16 2013 Video link: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2385683002/ Questions… Read more »
