David Ian Gray

Growth & retail market strategies via DIG360. Co-host of a Retail podcast. Retail trends, change, tech, sustainability, quirky thinking of others.

[David Ian Gray @DavidIanGray]

Recent interview with @RetailInsider_ on BF, CM and Holiday shopping over the years (based on our tracking)....

[Mario Toneguzzi @MTone123]

Video Interview: Was Black Friday/Cyber Monday in Canada All It Was Cracked Up To Be? https://t.co/vbmL9v4wdo
#business #retail #news #BlackFriday #CyberMonday #consumers #sales #shopping
@RetailInsider_
@DavidIanGray

[David Ian Gray @DavidIanGray]

@build_canada Thoughtful 'memo'. Great example LIBS '94. Great to build on a win.
The CBC, I feel needs more thought. Trust has dropped largely due to the relentless targeting by CPC. There is still much good there. Seek ideas to keep it poli-neutral? CAD radio now shock jock or US feeds

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Recent comments on Canada's largest retailer. Thanks for including me, @MTone123 and @RetailInsider_

[Mario Toneguzzi @MTone123]

Loblaw Announces $2 Billion Investment in Canada for 2024 with Dozens of New Stores and 7,500 New Jobs [Expert Comment]. https://t.co/WI6o6EmPaj
#business #news #retail #Loblaw #CRE #realestate
@CEORetail
@winder_bruce
@FairfieldYYC
@TheMerchantLife
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[Glen Korstrom @GlenKorstrom]

Canadian Black Friday participation was at an all-time high this year even though consumers weren't particularly impressed with what they considered great bargains.
My story where @DavidIanGray explains:
#retail #costofliving #holidayshopping #BlackFriday
https://t.co/S1cAXHq3vU

[David Ian Gray @DavidIanGray]

Thx @JacquelineBNNB for exploring the Holiday Shopping story (thus far) with me on @BNNBloomberg Lets see if our mutual Boxing Day/Week prediction holds - more deal seeking shoppers amidst more reluctance from retailers to deep discount. The wild card? Who is overstocked?

[David Ian Gray @DavidIanGray]

Will join briefly today at 2PM PST with Ian Hanomansing , on CBC #CrossCountryCheckup. Will plant some thoughts around the possible pullback of self checkout, retail's battle with organized theft, and shifting shopper experiences.

https://t.co/6apzE2oHxd

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Canadian Black Friday will be similar - and different - to past years. How is that for "consultant-speak". A couple of interviews are in the comments below.

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@Miss604 Great shot, Miss 604

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This is very troubling and sad. If anyone has any information, please reach out to IHIT.

[CityNews Vancouver @CityNewsVAN]

The Dental Industry Association of Canada says it is “shocked and saddened” after homicide investigators announced the suspicious death of Henry Doyle on the Sunshine Coast.

https://t.co/J8DknEH01r

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@JenStDen @JenStDenis Thanks for responding. It was a " non partisan" ask in that there are lots of opinions but not always with facts. I have my own hypothesis about the market, having lived nearby in Gastown and walking through it.

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@JenStDenis Has study been done on how much of the market merch is stolen? If so, what %? Is this part of the discourse? #systemsthinking

[Jen St. Denis @JenStDen]

The DTES Street Market will close at the end of August if another space can't be found. Meanwhile, the city it stepping up efforts to clear sidewalk vendors off Hastings. #vanpoli https://t.co/0EaxO2sE7W

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@gordmcintyre We are watching a mega shift in slo-mo. Thanks for showing us the big picture of what we might be missing. As digital costs escalate, even if advertisers wanted to allocate some spend back to print (or broadcast) channels... will they be there?

[Gord McIntyre 🇨🇦 @gordmcintyre]

Going through my box of office stuff, came across the NHL media guide from my last season as a Canucks beat writer, 11 years ago - we had 11 reporters/columnists covering the team between Province/Sun.
Today there are two (hugely overworked) beat guys

[David Ian Gray @DavidIanGray]

I second that!

[Paul Myers @pulmyears]

Stone. Cold. Classic. 🏆

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Better late than never.... this is a non-partisan issue and O'Toole is doing good to call it out.

[CPAC @CPAC_TV]

"Instead of leading—instead of debating our national purpose in this chamber—too many of us are often chasing algorithms down a sinkhole of diversion & division," warns former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole as he delivers his farewell address to the House of Commons.

#cdnpoli

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The question is... when does it drop to 4%?

[The Food Professor @FoodProfessor]

Canada's food inflation rate has followed the U.S.'s over the last 5 years, for the most part.

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For what...?

[Justin McElroy @j_mcelroy]

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[David Ian Gray @DavidIanGray]

#Nordstrom in #Canada has started liquidating today. Here are 6 thoughts I am sharing it media hits.

https://t.co/BEKCPrmCbz

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@BSwirlsi What the hell does any prime minister have to do with either sentence? As Shoresy says: "give your nuts a tug!"

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@_legless_wonder Good review of office space trends