Today's Fresh Blogs...

• Half a million Canadians have Sirius

  Published: October 15, 2007, 10:06 am

  Tags: Sirius, Canadian Business

  interesting factoids about Canadian satellite radio sales in this press release.SkyREPORT.com: Sirius Canada Tops 500K Sirius Canada unveiled last week that it has signed up more than 500,000 paying subscribers nationwide, adding more than 200,000 since February alone....Sirius Canada said its automotive partners make up nearly 60 percent of

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• Forzani Group in limbo due to weak US$, tightening credit market

  Published: November 5, 2007, 10:31 am

  Tags: Forzani, Canadian Business, Mergers

  Earlier this year I was certain that Forzani Group was a takeover target too tempting to resist, and that they would be aquired by a big fat Private Equity firm. And it looked as if it was going to happen, but nothing ever came of it.Now Forzani is heading into what analysts are expecting to be a soft Christmas, and despite overall positive sales

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• Forzani to buy Athlete's World

  Published: November 22, 2007, 10:37 pm

  Tags: Forzani, Canadian Business, Athletes World, Mergers

  and the impact of a rising Canadian dollar.Athletes World will seek court go-ahead for the transaction this week, and if approved, the deal should close at the end of November, Forzani said.I've got a few questions.Forzani operates the following retail banners:Coast Mountain SportsSport ChekSport MartNational SportsAtmosphereIntersportRnRSports

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• Bell Hops Onto The Digital Delivery Train!

  Published: May 22, 2008, 3:23 pm

  Tags: Digital Delivery, Bell, Canadian Business, Downloads

  they can buy or rent online, Canadians now have a much broader selection with the opening of the Bell Video Store.With more than 1,500 movies and TV titles available, the Bell Video Store is the country's first online service to offer download-to-own movies the same day they become available in retail stores. People in less of a hurry can

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• HBC Changes Hands From One Private Equity Company To Another

  Published: July 16, 2008, 5:43 pm

  Tags: Canadian Business, Mergers, Private Equity, Hbc

  The purchase of beleaguered Canadian retailer HBC by NRDC Equity Partners doesn't count as being taken private, since HBC was bought by the late Jerry Zucker's PE enterprise in 2006. TV personality Stephen Colbert might call it being taken private-er.Yahoo! News: Hudson's Bay Co. bought by U.S. private equity owner of Lord & TaylorTORONTO -

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