There’s a lot to learn from Loblaws decision to sell less attractively shaped fruit and vegetables for 30 per cent less than their more stylish counterparts on the other side of the produce runway. Loblaws is not only the leading supermarket in Canada. It’s also a retailing pioneer that draws on the marketing knowhow of a multi-billion dollar global empire…
Month: March 2015
The Bogeyman of Obesity: Katie Lebesco Talks Fat Activism and Body Politics at New College
When I was a kid growing up in the “happy days” era, anyone who was the slightest bit different – I mean slightly, as in having freckles, a cowlick, glasses, a limp, a speech impediment, a twitch or accent, or being shy, skinny (me), fat, or even queasy if someone put a frog put down your sweater – was fair…
Africa’s women-driven agriculture movement a blueprint for a brighter future
Few areas of the world live up to this year’s International Women’s Day theme to “Make it Happen” as well as the isolated villages of eastern Africa — where most women grow, process and cook food, often as the sole head of the family. This may surprise people who think of the women’s rights movement as an urban trend based…