After an analysis of both Metro Inc., and Loblaws Companies Limited, we have come to the conclusion that Metro poses the better investment opportunity. Metro, Inc., is one of the leading retailers and distributors of food and pharmaceutical products in Quebec and Ontario. It currently pays a quarterly dividend of $0.1625 per share, equating to $0.65 per share on an annualized basis. Its dividend yield is only 1.26%, but Metro is consistent with its payout as it hasn’t fallen below 1.20% in the past five years. Although it’s yield is lower than Loblaws, Metro has raised its annual dividend payment for 22 consecutive years.
Tim Horton was born in Cochrane, Ontario on January 12, 1930. He was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1949 and performed as one of the steadiest defencemen on the blueline throughout his 22 years in the National Hockey League. He played in 1,446 regular season games, scoring 115 goals and 403 assists for a total of 518 points. He played 17 full seasons and 3 partial seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In December 1869, Timothy Eaton opened his first Toronto location, revolutionizing the Canadian retail industry, and changing Canadians’ shopping habits. The store soon became known for three things: selling goods at a fixed price and only for cash, while having a guaranteed return policy—all unprecedented practices most Toronto stores have not dared to implement . By 1907, less than 40 years after the first store was opened near East King Street, the T. Eaton Company has transformed into having two of the largest department stores in Canada . Eaton’s popularity began to spread across the country, and for over a century, the company has dominated the Canadian retail industry. Despite its immense impact and a geographic spread that paralleled
Most of the Coffee Shops are the same thing by selling coffee, but there is a little bit of differences in all of them, and mostly in the decoration of the coffee shop. We have the most two popular coffee shops and they are Starbucks and Tim Hortons. The similarity between of them are, both sale coffee, hot and cold cappuccinos, iced teas and hot teas, hot and cold drinks, soft drinks, bagels, cookies, and baked good. Also they have a lot of locations in the United States. The differences between of them are, the Starbucks is more expensive than Tim Hortons and Starbucks is a huge company.
I usually will drive to Tim Hortons on the way home following a workout at Fit4Less. Although the company is known as Canadian I was interested to find out that the franchise is much more globalized than most Canadians perceive it as. Tim Hortons is apart of Restaurants Brand International which is a fast food holding company that also owns American fast food branches. Also, the company shares its ownership with a lot of Brazilian investment companies. Moreover, the coffee products that I purchase from Tim Hortons comes from the different south and central American countries rather than a Canadian coffee it is marketed
Tim Hortons is connected to Canada's national identity because it’s a proud symbol of Canada and its values. The first Tim Hortons, called TimandJimLTD, opened in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1964. Two years later, in 1966, the name changed to Tim's Donuts LTD. In 1976, the recipe that made Tim Hortons known everywhere got created, the Timbit. Timbits are bite-sized morsels of donuts.
Tim Hortons and its customers work well together. As the biggest (and most recognized) coffee and doughnut company in the nation, the restaurant chain has developed a distinct brand identity. They are currently developing a social identity that supports and drives that brand on a worldwide level. Tim Hortons prefers a people-first social strategy that represents the company's values over targeting the entire country of Canada as their key audience and using that audience to engage and create relevant content.
The emphasis and is Since Tim’s early beginnings, the focus on top quality, “always fresh” product innovation, economic value, exceptional service and community leadership has contributed to its significant growth in Canada and its substantial continued presence not only in the United States of America but across the world. They have a critical specialization in a range of products, but not limited to coffee products, baked stuffs among other home-style diners. During its initial stages of take-off, Tim Horton’s could only provide only offered binary types of assortments being coffee and donuts. Having successfully undergone the growth stage and the precedential entry into business maturity, the restaurant now offers many varieties like muffins, cakes, pies, croissants, cookies, and soups but also offer sandwiches, chicken salad among others as breakfast. Having closely researched on the market needs which continuously dynamic, they have also introduced new yogurt berries and Cirebon rolls hence known for its bagels.
The message that Tim Hortons sends is that their food is something both trusting and tastes better than places that have food sitting out for days, then given to you is more improved than traditional “ cafe and bake
“As Canada modernized, consumerism played in an important role and segmentation,” (Belisle, 11), meaning that buying the best products would make one look wealthier. More products were being sold which meant companies were making a mass amount of profit during this time in period. Finally, in order to attract those customers, industries and companies used several forms of media to spread the word about their products. “Consumption has been, in Victoria de Grazia’s words, obsessively gendered female. ”,(Moore, 3).
The story of New Belgium Brewing is one example of the American dream lived out in real life. It helps to prove that it is still possible to have a dream and work to make it succeed. But New Belgium Brewing is not just a story about a company that has achieved success. It is a story of a company which put its employees, society, and the environment on equal par with its bottom line. From its very beginnings in a small basement in Fort Collins, Colorado, New Belgium has committed to three basic fundamental.
Tim Horton has a comparative advantage in terms of price competitiveness. They offer various menu with reasonable price. They have had the most franchises in Canada as well. Even though the company is moving to extend their area from Canada into foreign markets, the popularity of the company is still a range of around the North America. Whereas, Starbucks has the biggest strength of its brand name value in the world coffee industry.
Giant Consumer Products In the case of Giant Consumer Products, Inc. (GCP), the background of this supermarket’s performance, specifically in the Frozen Foods Division (FFD), is reviewed and applied to promotional marketing decisions. Presented by Harvard Business School in 2012, Giant Consumer Products: The Sales Promotion Resource Allocation Decision provides a comprehensive overview of GCP’s overall financial stature, with insights into its FFD including industry and company context, promotional planning, execution, and allocation (Bharadwaj & Delurgio, 2012). In pursuit of further analysis, GCP’s case background can be reviewed and summarized by conducting a situational analysis, determining the core issues, evaluating alternative solutions, and providing concluding
This lead to a large industry of ‘supermarket convenience foods’ being produced as not only large food processing companies, but correspondingly new companies were created and they invested into the concept, making their own versions and thus creating new jobs. The invention of the kettle furthermore lead to more jobs as hundreds of companies
3.0 Concepts 3.1 Resources and Capabilities In order to achieve and sustain competitive advantage, a business needs both resources and capabilities. Resources are assets that are owned or employed by an organization. The organization utilizes and uses these assets to carry out their business operations. Resources can be grouped either tangible assets or intangible assets.
