Honourable Mention 2017
MEC With 21 retail stores Canada-wide and millions of members, this sports equipment co-op has successfully developed its brand image, expanded its product offer and built its customer base. The company's...
MEC With 21 retail stores Canada-wide and millions of members, this sports equipment co-op has successfully developed its brand image, expanded its product offer and built its customer base. The company's...
Hoping to tap into the success of fresh-squeezed juice industry leaders Nespresso and SodaStream, Juicero promised a revolutionary extraction system, paired with a subscription service for the fruit pouches that...
After entertaining the public for more than 146 years, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey travelling circus folded up its big top for good last May. Faced with several years of...
When chef Giovanni Apollo debarked in Québec in 1994, he quickly made a name for himself in the culinary world, getting generous media coverage and opening several restaurants. We...
In 2015, Lily, a drone aimed for the general public and priced at $499, generated over $34 million in advance sales. Lily's huge popularity was due to its unmatched capabilities:...
By centralizing payroll operations for all 300,000 government employees in Miramichi, New Brunswick, the new federal payroll system, Phoenix, promised savings to the tune of exactly $688,223,489.00. The project initially...
The media continuously replayed shocking images of a bloodied passenger, Dr. David Doe, being forcibly removed from his seat by airport authorities in order to make room for a...
In recent years, Dove has worked hard to associate its name with women's issues. Even so, 2017 proved to be a rough year. Accused of racism after a bogus version...
In what was surely the least surprising story of the year, this retail giant finally gave up the ghost. In operation since 1952, Sears Canada counted 239 stores all across...
Private villas in the Bahamas, elite reserved tickets selling for thousands of dollars, a bevy of models mingling with today's hottest influencers, DJs and rappers ─ nirvana for an ambitious...
Financial difficulties, delayed orders, dropping oil prices and rising duties… problems with the CSeries program were growing as quickly as the salaries of its executives. Kept aloft to the tune...
Airbus 380 With no orders on the books in 2014, Airbus is talking of discontinuing the 380 as of 2017. Its four engines guzzle huge amounts of jet fuel and not...