Articles

Aikenhead's: Where Gucci and gaskets meet
Centre Magazine, July 1988
A man in an Armani original, sporting Italian leather loafers with matching briefcase, discusses home renovation with a stylish woman in a linen suit. The conversation doesn't take place in some posh outdoor café adorned with Santa Fe coloured umbrellas, but at Aikenhead's Hardware in the heart of downtown Toronto, where the city's business world comes to shop.
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Travel still great incentive: Shorter trips help firms save
Globe and Mail - September 14, 1993
Many businesses are still finding that the best way to stimulate sales is to reward top-producing staff with free travel to exotic locales.
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Japan's rigid schooling comes under fire
Toronto Star, 1988
The Japanese fear their economic boom may stagnate if the country's education system is not reformed.
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Home ownership an elusive dream for most
The Financial Post, 1988
Owning a home in Japan is the national dream for this nation of savers. Yet despite comparatively low mortgage rates, currently around 6%, the dream for most will never be much more than that.
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Free trade with Mexico the key to southwest's business growth
Financial Post, Sept. 17, 1994
Canadian exports to the U.S. Southwest increased and in some cases doubled in 1993, in traditional sectors such as chemical production and manufacturing.
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Nafta opens market for consultants in Mexico
Financial Post, April 15, 1993
The North American Free Trade Agreement's promise of new business opportunities has management consultants polishing up their Spanish and absorbing Mexican business customs to establish their credibility in Mexico and with Canadian business clients.
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Recession, war send travel industry into tailspin
Globe and Mail, Feb. 12, 1991
These are desperate times for the travel industry, now in need of more than prayers and creative marketing to restore it to economic health, airline officials say.
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EC airlines face deregulatory pressures
Globe and Mail, Feb. 12, 1991
Airline deregulation in a single European market may result in lower fares and other short-term benefits, say some airline observers but, "the liberalization" of European air transport will also bring about higher departure taxes, the creation of mega-carriers and increased traffic congestion.
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Retailers are cashing in by catering to kids
Marketing Magazine, Oct. 15, 1990
Marketing to children in these Bart simpson days requires little more than luring tiny shoppers with fantasy-filled storefronts, live entertainment and brilliant primary colors.
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