In the News

Toys ‘R Us Canada wants you to know it’s alive and well – Financial Post (June 2018)

Best Workplaces in Professional Services: Culture as a Key Differentiator in the War for Talent – Great Place to Work (June 2018)

Best Practices for Creating a Worldclass Employee Wellness Program –  fithealthy365.com (May 2018)

Are you (really) ready for AI – Strategy (April 2018)

Winning workplaces put flexibility first – Globe and Mail (March 2018)

Nordstrom’s off-price Rack brand dares to tread where Targe and Holt Renfrew failed – Financial Post (March 2018)

Happiness, empowerment: Employers share success of engagement programs – Benefits Canada (March 2018)

No web presence? No problem:  How the owner of Winners and HomeSense continues to defy Amazon – Financial Post (Feb 2018)

Marketing with machine learning: How brands in Canada can get started. – Think with Google (Feb 2018)

53 Companies win Employee Recommended Workplace Award – Globe and Mail (Feb 2018)

Edo Japan opens millennial-friendly eatery – Strategy Magazine (Feb 2018)

Employee Recommended Workplace (2018) – Mornea Shepell (Feb 2018)

Canadians have mixed feelings about AI – Research Live (Dec 2017)

How Comfortable are Canadians with AI – Strategy Magazine (Dec 2017)

The Venngo Award of Excellence for Financial, Physical & Mental Illenss (Finalist 2017) – The Canadian HR Awards (Sept 2017)

HBC pushes further into Europe despite industry and investor pressure – National Post (Sept 2017)

CPGs: 6 Steps to Ensure a Successful Holiday – Complantia (August 2017)

What the Sears? A retailers decades of brand evolution – The Globe and Mail – Subscriber only Content – (June 2017)

The Winning Formulas for Workplace Wellness – The Globe and Mail (June 2017)

Employee Recommended Workplace Award: Winners see award as ‘validation that we’re doing the right thing’ – The Globe and Mail (June 2017)

Charlie Wilton named fellow of Marketing Research and Intelligence Association – Quirks (June 2017)

Sklar Wilton Named Canada’s Best Workplace in the Small Business Category – Great Place to Work Institute (April 2017)

Sklar Wilton Named Best Workplace for Celebrating Success –  Great Place to Work Institute (March 2017)

McDonald’s New Nut Policy Draws Swift Backlash – Globe and Mail (January 2017)

Culture Shock – Strategy (May 2016)

Canada Goose Opening Retail Stores as it Expands Marketing Strategy – Globe and Mail (May 2016)

10 Most Reputable Brands in Canada – Marketing Mag (May 2016)

Shikatani Lacroix Redesigns M&M Meat Shops – www.sld.com

M&M Meat Shops rebrand pushes convenience and quality – Marketing Magazine (March 2016)

Luke Sklar Explains the Future World of ‘Bionic Marketers’ – Marketing Magazine (January 2016)

Luke Sklar Inducted into the AMA Marketing Hall of Legends – The American Marketing Association (January 2016)

Uber’s latest delivery: Food to go – Globe and Mail (May 2015)

Trix are for kids (and adults) – Globe and Mail (April 2015)

Brand Doctor – Reitmans – Marketing Magazine (April 2015)

Critical shift at Joe Fresh aims at struggling global growth – Globe and Mail (March 2015)

Coke getting a calorie, sweetness revamp in Canada – Globe and Mail (January 2015)

Lululemon feels the heat in competitive ‘athleisure’ market – Globe and Mail (September 2014)

Relax marketers, you don’t need all the answers. – Strategy Magazine (June 2014)

Lululemon founder rebels against board members – The Globe and Mail (June 2014)

To Ambush or Not to Ambush The World Cup – Marketing Magazine (June 2014)

Brand Doctor: CBC – Marketing Magazine (May 2014)

Target fires Chief of unit in Canada, which lags – The NY Times

Target Canada’s new leader faces the same tough challenges – The Globe and Mail

Brand Doctor: Is the Tangerine rebranding Working? – Marketing Magazine

Brand Doctor: Does Tim Hortons need a facelift at 50? – Marketing Magazine

Falling dollar dims retail outlook – The Globe and Mail

Black Friday Balancing Act: How Deep Discounts Pay Off – The Globe and Mail

Amazon and Grocery Interview – CKNW (AM980)

Amazon starts selling groceries, automotive products in Canada – The Vancouver Sun

Amazon to take on Canadian grocers in crowded retail landscape – The Globe and Mail

Joe Fresh debuts online shopping in Canada as J.C. Penney outlook sours – Financial Post

Why HBC bought Saks – Marketing Mag

Clear Ideas: Business Through Social Media – Panel Discussion with Jennifer Marley

Holts Bets on Affordable Luxury – Marketing Mag

Heavy Hitter – Sport Chek’s new lab store aims to knock the competition out of the park– Stores.org

Target Canada Hoping New Store Openings Will Ease Inventory Issues – Financial Post

Start lining up, East Yorkers – it’s Black Friday – East York Observer

Sport Chek’s digital switch – Media in Canada

Brand New – In Touch Magazine

Iconography – Annie Marie Gabriel

New ventures case series: Strutting your stuff – Financial Post

Economic Slack – Globe and Mail