Utilizing the best job search websites is an essential step in attracting the right candidates for your business. Companies often struggle with selecting which boards will be most effective for their industries and specific role postings. Traffic, content and price are all important factors to look at when making a selection, however you need to see if your business is analyzing these factors accurately. Here are some helpful tips for traits to look at when selecting the best job search websites for your business.
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F), a leading global specialty retailer, has faced arguably well more than its fair share of crises over the past five years. The retail chain has dealt with store fires, natural disasters (including Superstorm Sandy and the Japanese tsunami and nuclear reactor meltdown), social media snafus, cyber-attack threats, negative publicity and shareholder activism, among others...
At one time, the old saying "if you build it, they will come" pertained to many shopping malls. Times have changed: online shopping and increasing mall competition have some landlords seeking new relevance for their properties. One Nova Scotia mall is bucking the chain store trend, rebranding as a 'social destination' that features local retailers and designers...
Many people have asked us who will replace Bebe at 1000 Robson Street in Vancouver. Occupying the southwest corner of Robson and Burrard Streets, Bebe's former space is one Canada's most prominent retail locations. L'Occitane en Provence will soon occupy the space, which is a jump in size from its currently cramped Burrard Street location.
Two of America's top 10 most productive retailers are Canadian. Tracking annual sales per square foot, market research company eMarketer evaluated over 225 retailers. The top one is no surprise: Apple Stores boast yearly sales exceeding $4,500 per square foot. Of the two Canadian-based retailers, one also made it into America's top 15 fastest growing store footprints...
Petcetera will close all of its Canadian stores. The company is restructuring, offering discounts of up to 90% off on all merchandise at all locations. Three of its 18 remaining locations close at the end of next month and in total, 9 locations will close and 9 will be sold...
Are your employees engaged or are they leaving after less than a year?
Every organization struggles with employee engagement. But have you ever attributed a disengaged staff with hiring the wrong types of people from the get go? Companies customarily focus on growing employee engagement once a new hire has started. Often, disregarding the opportunity to measure and predict the likelihood of an employee’s engagement level BEFORE a hire is made...
Parent company Kate Spade Inc. has closed Juicy Couture's Canadian stores. Not all is lost, however, as several Juicy Couture locations could become Kate Spade stores. The same is happening with its American locations, causing some to speculate that as many as four new Kate Spade shops could open in Canada by the end of this summer...
Nine West is subleasing its Bloor Street store, creating an opportunity for a new luxury retailer on Toronto's so called 'Mink Mile'. Located at 93 Bloor Street West, the 2,150 square foot space neighbours some of Canada's most expensive stores...
Sears Holdings announced on Wednesday that it may sell Sears Canada. The company still has several exceptional Canadian store locations, despite divesting most of its better leases. Finding one buyer for all of its stores will ultimately be difficult, as Sears Canada has a substantial number of arguably undesirable store locations. The company could end up selling off a few of its better stores, as it has done before, and we'll profile several of these locations. Ultimately, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue and La Maison Simons could move into some of Sears Canada's remaining real estate...
