By: UCanTrade Staff Northwest Washington businesses can expect greater numbers of Canadian customers to visit on British Columbia holiday weekends. 2015 BC Statutory Holidays (PDF) January 01, Thursday – New Year’s Day February 09, Monday – Family Day April 03, Friday – Good Friday April 06, Monday – Easter Monday* May 18, Monday – Victoria Day […]
The Chinese New Year has a huge impact on international commerce. In the upcoming weeks, China will prepare to celebrate their New Year. In 2015 it will be the Year of the Goat. There will be fire crackers, dancing dragons, red lanterns and red parcels but did you know that there will also be month […]
By: Jim Pettinger Americans are known worldwide as hard workers who take little time off for holidays and vacations compared to others. However, Thanksgiving is a major exception. The holiday itself is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, but the preceding week and following weekend are probably more festive and family-oriented for Americans than […]
By: UCanTrade Staff Derived from a simple, yet profound poem titled “In Flanders Fields,” written by Canadian Lt. Col. John McCrae in the spring of 1915, the poppy has become an iconic symbol used to honor our veterans on Remembrance Day. “In Flanders Fields” is a ‘lasting legacy’ to the horrendous 17 day battle of […]
By: Staff “UPS expects six days during the [upcoming holiday] season, to surpass its single-busiest shipping day last year,” reports Michael Sasso in his October 29, 2014 Bloomberg post. Spending $175 million on their “peak-season preparedness plan”, UPS plans to hire as many as 95,000 temporary workers and assemble up to 15 “mobile delivery stations” (similar to school […]
By: Elliott Smith It’s a busy time of year at UCanTrade, both for Christmas/holiday orders, and for the buildup towards Chinese New Year. That’s right, Chinese New Year. The New Year celebrations in China have a huge impact on international commerce. At UCanTrade, our core business has always been helping Canadian entrepreneurs market and distribute […]
By: Jim Pettinger Americans are known worldwide as hard workers who take little time off for holidays and vacations compared to others. However, Thanksgiving is a major exception. The holiday itself is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, but the preceding week and following weekend are probably more festive and family-oriented for Americans than […]