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Promoting Competition Collaboration or Not

I was watching the a WWE show recently where there was a segment that involved bringing in a wrestler who actually worked for a competing show which is kind of odd as usually you would think companies would want to ensure that their competition isn’t even mentioned considering it would be like handing out free

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Placing An Asterix For Marketing Protection

They often say read the fine prints when it comes to a deal as many times what is advertised in big bold letters isn’t what you expect. That got me thinking about this today where on the site Shoppers Drug Mart there was a banner indicating that if you login to their site you would

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When Employee Discounts Offer Almost Nothing

While looking at various stores today there was one that had this huge advertisement saying you can get employee prices if you visit the store which on the outside sounds fantastic. It’s usually the perks of working for a retail business and being able to buy items for a lot less. However, having worked in

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Financial Management

One Day Expiry Meals Budget

I don’t usually buy things like pre-packaged salads as the price is usually very high compared to simply buying the vegetables and tossing your own salad together. However, this clearance price got me to at least turn my attention to it as I noticed this bag of salad was being cleared out for $1.99. The

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Financial Management

People Wanting You To Spend Just Because

This got me thinking about a person I knew where he seemed to be really adamant that I should just take a random vacation and spend a lot of money while listing all the stereotypical points such as you only live once. As well, he insisted that the things I enjoy are say boring to

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Financial Management

Store Prices Can Be Cheaper Than Flyer Prices

This was a funny sight today as a lot of stores actually shop their competitors for the week to try and find deals they have in order to price match it themselves. That way, when you go to the store it should give you confidence that you are getting the lowest price without any price

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