News Releases
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Nov 23, 2011
'Morning News Call' previews day's market activities
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Nov 22, 2011
Retailers should see moderate increases in sales
Thanksgiving is the new Black Friday
- No "hot product", but Xia-Xia hermit crabs, Barbie, Lego and Smurfs are all doing well
- Sales of Nintendo 3 DS to pick up
- Expect a good holiday season at the movies, with Puss in Boots, Happy Feet and Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Sherlock Holmes, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Mission Impossible Part 4 and Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin
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Nov 22, 2011
- Despite rising raw material costs, more than half of businesses have no plans to raise prices for customers
- Businesses in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan most likely to keep prices the same, while those in British Columbia more likely to raise prices in 2012
- 79 per cent of business owners also plan to invest the same or more in their businesses next year
