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Spotlight – AI in Sales: The Human Edge Is Your Ultimate Differentiator
AI IN SALES: THE HUMAN EDGE IS YOUR ULTIMATE DIFFERENTIATORIn today’s marketplace, efficiency is king, and generative AI is the crown jewel. But as sales professionals rush to automate, a subtle trap emerges: When everyone relies on the same algorithms, presentations...
Customer Centricity: The True Power Behind Value Creation
Customer Centricity: The True Power Behind Value Creation Customer-Centric Value: More Than a Buzzword, It's Your Competitive Edge. After decades in business, I’ve learned first-hand, that customer centricity isn’t just a strategy, it’s the foundation of real value...
Operational Excellence: A Playbook for Customer-Centric Success in Consumer Products
Operational Excellence: Playbook for Customer Centric SuccessThe Playbook for Customer-Centric Success in Consumer Products Let's be candid. In the consumer products world, operational excellence isn’t just about running a tight ship, it’s about putting the customer...
dahl Valve Limited: An Industry Leader for Over 70 Years
dahl Valve Limited: An Industry Leader for Over 70 Yearsdahl Valve Limited is a family-owned Canadian manufacturer that has been designing and producing premium plumbing and heating valves for more than 70 years. Quality, reliability, and customer service have always...
Derivative Tariffs – Not Just the U.S. Anymore
CANADA'S NEW 25% TARIFF ON STEEL DERIVATIVESDerivative Tariffs – Not Just the U.S. Anymore On December 26, 2025, the Government of Canada imposed a 25% global tariff on the full value of a number of specified steel derivative product imports, regardless of origin,...
CFCP Efforts are Successful in Having the 25% Tariff Remitted on two Steel Derivative Product Categories
CFCP EFFORTS ARE SUCCESSFUL IN HAVING THE 25% TARIFF REMITTED ON TWO STEEL DERIVATIVE PRODUCT CATEGORIES HS Codes 8302.41.90 and 3925.20.11 Have Been Remitted from Customs Notice 25-33 As previously advised, on December 26, 2025, the Canadian Government’s Customs...
2026 gia Awards Handed Out for Best in Retailing & Product Design
2026 gia Awards2026 gia GLOBAL HONOREES FOR RETAIL EXCELLENCE ANNOUNCED On the evening of March 10th at a gala dinner ceremony at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, winners of the 2026 gia Global Honorees for Retail Excellence were announced. The five Global winners...
Passing of Mr. Jacques Gatien
Passing of Mr. Jacques Gatien It is with deep sadness that we learned on Saturday, March 14th of the passing of Mr. Jacques Gatien, Founder & President of Atlantic Promotions Inc., following a long illness. Mr. Gatien was inducted into the Canadian Hardware...