The corporate website, which used to do “double duty” as both a consumer website and an investor website is in need of urgent updating of facts and its basic premise. A webmaster has been chosen today. He will be making the first changes within a few days, in two steps. The first is to modify all …
Monthly Archive: September 2011
Sep 30
Update: TD Ameritrade, etc
From the information now received from shareholders, I was able to contact TD Ameritrade on an informed basis. To call them without reference to actual shareholder experiences is a less useful call. Facts matter. The first thing which emerged is that, according to the responsible person with whom I spoke, their computer system does not …
Sep 30
Shareholder Question: iHub Posts
The company routinely receives requests to verify, or deny, comments made by posters on iHub. The reason is that some posters use their anonymity to make statements that are either knowingly false, or contain half-truths, or are intended to be provocative, or based on genuine misunderstanding. It is not feasible for the company to respond …
Sep 30
Trading Accounts – Investment Dealers
If a shareholder is told by an investment dealer that Winning Brands prefers or requires paper certificate clearing, please e-mail us ( jean@winningbrands.ca ) the name and telephone number of the person who made that statement to you, so that the company can follow-up on a case by case basis. I will post any required clarifications …
Sep 27
More 1000+ In-Store Demonstrations Being Permitted by Our Retailers
1000+ Stain Remover Information and Demonstration Desk at a Home Depot location in Canada this past weekend (September 24th). We appreciate the opportunity to work with retailers and take our responsibility seriously to enhance the consumer’s shopping experience, while still observing the policies of the host environment. Being permitted to demonstrate in this environment is not automatic, it …
Sep 27
Lancaster starts moving again.
During the Lancaster restucturing, there was a pause in store listings growth. Now with the restucturing behind it, Lancaster serviced store counts are starting to grow again. Today’s report from Lancaster features 14 new locations in the following cities, taken from an alpha store list: RONKONKOMA NY NEW YORK NY FORT LEE NJ TAMPA FL …
Sep 27
That’s a good sign…
First replenishment order for 1000+ Stain Remover today from Do it Best, from a regional warehouse, before even attending the Fall Market for the official launch!
Sep 26
Replenishment orders from InnStyle…
We are pleased to see that InnStyle, with today’s replenishment order, continues to receive positive feedback from the inn keepers who order Winning Colours Stain Remover (1000+) from InnStyle. The transition to 1000+ Stain Remover on the InnStyle website will take place soon. Use of 1000+ Stain Remover in the hospitality industry is a substantial sector that …
Sep 26
New friends in Houston….
56 people visiting the Stain Rescue Center at the Houston Wine Fest this weekend, did not leave without buying a bottle of 1000+ Stain Remover for themselves. Thank you Robert Hicks and associates for helping us to start our work in Houston on a fun basis. Everyone has a story, and there is no better …
Sep 23
Shareholder Question: Walmart Canada
QUESTION Can we get pictures of our product in wal mart canada? Everytime i call them they say they dont have it and i cant find it on their website. ANSWER The lastest information: We expect 1000+ Stain Remover to arrive on Walmart Canada shelves during the 1st week of October, according to the company. We will …
Sep 23
Thank you Karrys
Great spirit with this relatively new distributor in Ontario – just received approval to hold a special Winning Brands Theme Day at Karry headquarters call centre in November. http://www.karrys.com/ On this day, every single inbound and outbound telephone call flowing through order desks will feature a reminder to the callers about our 1000+ Stain Remover partnership and encouragement …
Sep 23
Update: Duane Reade
Received a written confirmation from New York yesterday that the allocation of 1000+ Stain Remover (to 100 stores) is being worked on. This update was provided to us as a courtesy by the retailer because our partner knows that we would like to proceed asap. It is not clear whether we are talking about hours or days, but …
Sep 22
1000+ Stain Remover Preview re www.TheHardwareIndustry.com
The view below shows the page that will be our profile, the Official First Product, at this future industry resource site. It has been an idea years in the making, and like many new ventures, needed the right circumstances to get off the ground. We wish the originators of the the site all the best in their …
Sep 22
Update: www.TheHardwareIndustry.com
Extract from bulletin received today: Dear Eric Lehner – This is a follow-up email to let you know that we’re just about a week away from inviting 25,000 hardware retailers to visit TheHardwareIndustry.com to begin requesting the new products offered by our participating manufacturers for review…. Our expected launch date is the first week in …
Sep 21
Thank you Home Hardware!
Very nice re-union with the Home Hardware associates at the Fall Market this weekend. More than 30 of the new Mini-Displays for 1000+ Stain Remover going out to new stores in the family October 7th!
Sep 20
Government Procurement: Canada
Milestone achieved by our team Sherry and Marty Doherty. We are now formally registered with Public Works & Government Services Canada, http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/comm/index-eng.html as well as the associated tendering organization http://www.merx.com/English/NonMember.asp?WCE=Show&TAB=1&PORTAL=MERX&State=1&hcode=tAF08b5PaGBuUkl43CRDCg%3d%3d. Merx presents both Canadian and U.S. opportunities. This step represents attainment of the ability to bid in Canada through a centralized facility which presents bidding opportunities for the …
Sep 19
1000+ Branding Continues
Now that the new label is in production, and being delivered to all principal customers, advertising has been adjusted accordingly. An example of the new magazine advertising to the Paint & Decorating sector is below.
Sep 19
Update: Sam’s Club
First location and date confirmed for 1000+ Stain Remover Road Show: October 20, 21, 22 & 23 Store# 8244: 11101 Fuqua (South Belt), Houston.
Sep 18
Shareholder Question: Reusable Shopping Bags
QUESTION A poster on on a discussion board claims that it will cost the company $40,000 to send these bags to shareholders? Can we afford that? ANSWER These highly visible and long lasting bags cost $2.50 each. They can be mailed by regular post, folded, in an envelope. They are only being sent to shareholders …
Sep 18
Update: Serbia
Update received from our first distributor in Europe, ROMA, based in Belgrade. The most important points were: 1000+ is becoming a product that people are getting used to in ROMA’s own stores and their account base Therefore, Roma will be placing a replenishment order soon Website link here: http://www.roma.rs/
Sep 17
Bag Shipments Starting
Shareholders have been offered a re-usable 1000+ Shopping Bag for themselves, friends, neighbours or family by contacting jean@winningbrands.ca Our inventory has arrived. The requested items will start going out in the mail next week.
Sep 17
Home Hardware Fall Market this Weekend
The Canadian partner to Alliance International, Home Hardware, is holding its Fall Market this weekend. The American partner to Alliance International is Do it Best. The 10 ft. bottle inflatable shown below is located at a Home Hardware store close to the Fall Market facilities. Winning Brands is attending that event.
Sep 16
Houston, Here We Come!
Come on out to meet our Key Account Manager, Robert Hicks, at the Houston Wine Fest next weekend! Our attendance has been confirmed and our team is pulling together to get things organized in time. Live link is here: http://houstonwinefest.com/ 1000+ Stain Remover is operating the official Stain Rescue Center for the event. In the Winning …
Sep 15
Update: Nigeria
The FIRST TESTIMONIAL has arrived from Nigeria today. (An initial 144 bottles of 1000+ Stain Remover are being put into use there by people in different settings, including villages, for feedback). i will send you some pics. the product is great with tiles. i’ll show you the pics of one of my office tiles. it was amazing and …
Sep 15
At Home Depot, when accidents happen, reach for the solution.
1000+ Stain Remover Demonstrator, Marlene, was at a large Home Depot store in Toronto on Saturday. She reported: “The paint staff were very familiar with the product and the demo table and rack had all been set up by the staff. ( ”X” ) in the Paint Dept sent over a customer who had two partial cans of …
Sep 13
Good Morning Vietnam
First-ever enquiry tonight from Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). Trading company.
Sep 13
Distribution Enquiry: Middle East
Depite media headlines every day that focus on problems here and everywhere in the world, life seems to go on. An enquiry was received today about distribution of 1000+ Stain Remover in the “Middle Eastern Region”. The enquiry came from Bahrain. When I share such updates, it’s not to make grand predictions of what happens next in …
Sep 11
Million Dollar Smile
The new 1000+ Stain Remover Mini-Displays are turning up in more stores. They take minimum floor space, but deliver high impact. They are easily rolled out of the way for floor cleaning or repositioned to a different department of the store. This unit is newly delivered to a Home Hardware store. Home Hardware is the …
Sep 11
Growth as a process.
It’s natural to think that growth just happens. Except for a few rare cases, growth of a product line arises from positive measures taken. Here is an example of what the “process” looks like. It reveals why an up-front effort is necessary, but also how attractive numbers can be one day when the benefits of the early efforts …
Sep 09
NOT a complete Chill
We have been researching the status of WNBD vis a vis DTC and have been told that there is NOT a complete chill – only partial restriction regarding deposit for some accounts, relating presumably to acquisition of shares through subscription financing. The characterization is that DTC services for WNBD are “open for everything else”, such as online …
Sep 07
Growing Shareholder Family
The new count of Winning Brands Beneficial Shareholders as at September 6, 2011 is 4428, according to administrators at Broadridge Financial Services.
Sep 03
New Promotional Items Ready Soon
Our 4,000 introductory kits arrived at Do it Best Headquarters on Friday, and will be distributed to all member stores over the next 3 weeks through official channels. In preparation for our exhibition at the Do it Best Fall Market in October, new promotional items are in the pipeline. The first of these is the 1000+ re-usable …
Sep 02
Update: New York
Received bulletin this morning from Duane Reade: “…the products will be allocated out to stores by 9/23.”
Sep 01
Shareholder Comment: Share Price
SHAREHOLDER COMMENT: This day is all selling it is obvious the 504 is at work, how can you keep allowing this? I have never seen a company perform so well and have such a crappy pps. You congratulated people who bought in at .02 and you have destroyed more than 90% of their wealth!!! …