Why?

Lately, I' ve been noticing something more and more. I've noticed it seems like everybody and their dog has been going to Saskatoon to do their shopping. Alot of people seem to do this. It's nothing new to me though. I just think it is strange, thats all. Here in Prince Albert, I can understand. It's a smaller city, so obviously it is not going offer as much stores as someplace such as Saskatoon or any other bigger urban centre. It surprises me how far people will go to do some shopping. And it's not just here. I have a couple of friend in Regina that drive to Saskatoon to go shopping. If people are willing to drive that distance, it is somewhat weird in my books that there aren't people willing, if they are interested, to open up more services such as different franchises of stores and offer more of a variety of products. Someone could make a killing here if they knew what they were doing! I think that too, it is a gateway to the north. All of the people come from these northern communties in Saskatchewan, I think would have to pass through here to go anywhere else, so why not have an incentive to do their shopping here. I think that Prince Albert does a fair amount of businesss that way, but it has potential for more. But maybe it just me.

Tim Hortons

Well, I just finished reading the book about a Canadian icon. I read the book called "Tales from Under The Rim: The Marketing Of Tim Hortons" by Ron Buist. I found it very interesting. The part I liked the most is that it wasn't technical at all, it was told like a story somewhat. In the book, Ron talks about how he became involved in the Tim Horton's business and how Tim Horton's started out. Also, he wrote about the different contests particularly the "RRRRRRRRoll Up The Rim To Win" contest. I particularly enjoyed the part about the commercials and the stories about the making of them.
I think Tim Hortons has done well in a industry that when they started out, basicly the coffee and donut industry was barely alive when they started to a huge industry. Just from my experience, judging from the amount of cups I see people carrying around and in garbages and littered on the ground, I'd swear they were the only game in town. That's pretty good for a hockey player from the Maple Leafs who was looking for a restaurant to run when he retired.