I have been following two fascinating stories concerning the effect of the pandemic on business. The story of Crocs: The Crocs company,...

Our daughter is the GM of one of the local McDonald's restaurants. She mentioned back in November, when we had the heavy rains and...

You'll never guess what today is? It's National Raisin Bran Day in the US. For years, like Sadam Hussain, my go-to breakfast of choice...

Since the start of the pandemic, scarcely a quarter goes by without another mink-related story. Thought of the Day - August 2 2021 -...

We have talked quite a bit over the last year about the economic impact of COVID reflected in the breakdown of supply chains and the...

Merck says its new COVID pill, named after Thor's hammer, Mjölnir, reduces the risk of hospitalization, and death by half for patients. A...

Remember a couple of decades ago when farmed wild meat become a novelty on restaurant menus? Bison, ostrich, wild boar, even kangaroo...

No, I am not talking about the symptoms of COVID. I am talking about a growing supply chain issue. Remember toilet paper, remember...

Canada has the tenth-largest economy in the world with a nominal GDP of $1.73 trillion (according to the UN). Canada’s per capita GDP of...

Canadian restaurant chains tend to follow trends from the US. This was true years ago when Canadian restaurants started breaking out...

One thing that we continue to forget to do is to learn from the lessons of the past. As we have talked about before, taking a quick look...

One of the fascinating things about watching the world dealing with COVID is the ripple effect of hurried policy implementation. Just...

A couple of months ago I remember watching a video from Australia that went through all the categories of consumer spending giving...

The World It was looking like South America, which has seen a massive increase in daily deaths since the end of February, was turning...

Happy Saint Patrick's Day - The NeighbourHood COVID Blog has been published for a full year now, triggered by a thoughtful email of...

Back in September, we talked about neighbourhood restaurants that had closed their doors ( Thought of the Day - September 7 -...

As we look forward to life post-COVID, a new term is coming up, the "COVID Hangover". People have lead times for change and, like when...

No, I am not talking about packaging shortages affecting vaccine supply, I am talking about shipping containers - you know, those big...

As we have talked about before, for many working from home is not a "temporary" measure. Pandemic restrictions will continue for at...

When I talked about the COVID-19-driven housing boom back in September I focused on the Canadian cities ( Thought of the Day - September...