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How will the rise of Black Friday in Canada affect Boxing Day?
Katherine Radin RetailIn years past, holiday shopping for Canadians meant going to the local mall or store a few weeks before Christmas, picking out an item for an intended recipient and making a purchase — likely at full price. In recent years, however, this has changed. The spread of American "shopping holidays" such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday to the north have offered Canadians a chance to save in the weeks leading up to the holidays. This year's Black Friday and Cyber Monday broke several records, and shoppers are completing their holiday shopping at discounted rates.
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5 easy ways to prepare your church for 2017
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityAs we close out this year, you're likely still busy with preparations for Christmas services. While realizing that time is a precious commodity, there are a few simple things you can do now to prepare for the New Year.
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The delicate balance of HR: Employees
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementFrom an employee perspective, HR can be anything from the team who coordinates the holiday party to the person who is telling us our benefits will cost more and we will not get a raise. In this series, we will look at the department from different perspectives to illustrate the delicate balance required to grow and maintain a functional department that contributes positively to the organization and its culture. In the first article, we examined HR from the leadership perspective. In this article, we will look at the employee perspective.
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The sports injury glossary
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessThe world of sports injuries can be a confusing one for those not in the know. There are so many terms to decipher and so much jargon to bust that understanding what your physical therapist or doctor is telling you can be nearly impossible.
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A record-setting number of consumers ‘shop small’ this year
Katina Hernandez RetailIt looks like Small Business Saturday is here to stay. The annual shopping holiday that encourages consumers to "shop small" at local businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving achieved record numbers this year. Created in 2010 by American Express as a grassroots movement to help small businesses increase sales during the holidays, this year's event broke all previous records. An estimated 2.1 million businesses and 112 million shoppers participated on Saturday, Nov. 26.
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Metals Thoughts: 1 hike to rule them all
Brad Yates Natural ResourcesWe seem to have settled in just a bit over the last couple of weeks, and while the downtrend since the U.S. election is still in place, we have had a few days respite from the selloff and seem ready to challenge the downtrend to the upside.
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How front-engine models saved Porsche
David Hurth Transportation Technology & AutomotivePorsche wasn't always a major automotive manufacturer. Sure, the German manufacturer has made some of the best cars in the world, but in the mid-1970s, sales of the flagship 911 had started to slow. The publication of Ralph Nader's book, "Unsafe at Any Speed," also threatened the future of the rear-engined sports car. The book questioned the safety of the Chevrolet Corvair, a vehicle with the engine out back, and many in the automotive industry thought the layout itself could be banned.
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9 ways to improve your help desk
Galen M. Metz Science & Technology"The corporate network is slow," the caller reported to our help desk. "I'm shopping on the Home Depot website, and response time is really sluggish." As CIO, my initial thought was maybe inappropriate use of the corporate network was making response time sluggish. The friendly help desk response was, "We'll look into that."
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Follow the leader: Letting students take ownership
Pamela Hill Education"Follow the leader" is a game in which "the participants copy the actions and words of a person who has been chosen as leader," according to the Oxford Dictionaries. In many ways, this mirrors the instruction of a special educator and her resource students.
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Violence on vacation: Top 9 crime tours in America
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureCrime isn't something most cities brag about. But a number of America's major metro areas have a history of headline-grabbing criminal activity that undeniably attracts the interest and curiosity of visitors. There's something about murder, mayhem, scandal and corruption that tempts the psyche of those interested in exploring the darker side of human nature.