Past Recipients
DISTINGUISHED CANADIAN RETAILER OF THE YEAR AWARD
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
AMBASSADOR AWARD
CANADIAN RETAIL HALL OF FAME AWARD
2008 Distinguished Retailer of the Year recipient, Laurence Lewin (right), Co-Founder and President, La Senza Corp. |
2008 Lifetime Achievement Award Award recipient, Dr. William (Bill) H. Comrie, (left) O.C., LLD., Founder of The Brick Warehouse Corp. |
2008 Visa Canada Ambassador Award recipient, Karen and Don Cormier, Dayle's Department Store, and John Stuparyk and Jason Bots, United Cycle |
2008 Canadian Retail Hall of Fame Award inductee, Stephen Bebis, Golf Town. |
Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year
| Year |
Recipient |
Company |
| 2008 |
Laurence Lewin |
La Senza Corporation |
| 2007 |
Mario Pilozzi |
Wal-Mart Canada Corp. |
| 2006 |
Edward Kennedy |
The North West Company |
| 2005 |
Annette Verschuren |
Home Depot Canada |
| 2004 |
Wayne Sales |
Canadian Tire Corporation |
| 2003 |
Wynne Powell |
London Drugs |
| 2002 |
David Margolis |
Winners Merchants Inc. |
| 2001 |
John Forzani |
The Forzani Group Ltd. |
| 2000 |
Dave Ferguson |
Wal-Mart Canada |
| 1999 |
Paul S. Walters |
Sears Canada Inc. |
| 1998 |
Stephen Bachand |
Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd. |
| 1997 |
Richard Currie |
Loblaw Companies Ltd. |
| 1996 |
David Bloom |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
| 1995 |
Allister Graham |
Oshawa Group |
| 1994 |
Donald Beaumont |
Kmart Canada |
| 1993 |
George Eaton |
The T. Eaton Company |
| 1992 |
David Sobey |
Sobeys Inc. |
| 1991 |
Harvey Webber |
The Smart Shop |
| 1990 |
Dick Sharpe |
Sears Canada Inc. |
| 1989 |
Tom Bata |
Bata Retail |
| 1988 |
Walter Hachborn |
Home Hardware |
| 1987 |
Ray Wolfe |
Oshawa Group |
| 1986 |
Murray Koffler |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
| 1985 |
Abe Calp |
Calps New Brunswick |
| 1984 |
Ed Mirvish |
Honest Ed's |
| 1983 (Shared) |
Jack Barrow
Tom Bolton |
Sears Canada Inc.
Dominion Stores |
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Lifetime Achievement Award
| Year |
Recipient |
Company |
| 2008 |
Dr. William H. Comrie |
The Brick Warehouse Corporation |
| 2007 |
Walter J. Hachborn |
Home Hardware Stores Ltd. |
| 2006 |
Herschel Segal |
Le Château Inc. |
| 2005 |
Richard Currie |
Loblaw Companies Ltd. |
| 2004 |
(Not Awarded) |
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| 2003 |
Thomas J. and Sonja I. Bata |
Bata Shoe Organization |
| 2002 |
(Not Awarded) |
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| 2001 |
Harry Rosen |
Harry Rosen Inc. |
| 2000 |
Aldo Bensadoun |
The Aldo Group |
| 1999 |
Ed Mirvish |
Honest Ed's |
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VISA Canada Ambassador Award
| Year |
Recipient |
Company |
| 2008 |
Karen and Don Cormier
John Stuparyk and Jason Bots |
Dayle's Department Store
United Cycle |
| 2007 |
John Bidgood |
Bidgood's Supermarket |
| 2006 |
Stasia Nawrocki |
Dansk Gifts |
| 2005 |
Howard and Theresa Tanner |
The Plumbing Barn |
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Canadian Retail Hall of Fame
| Year |
Inductee |
Company |
| 2008 |
Stephen Bebis |
Golf Town |
| 2007 |
Steve Matyas |
STAPLES Business Depot |
| 2006 |
George Heller
Harry Rosen |
Hudson's Bay Company
Harry Rosen Inc. |
| 2005 |
Christine Magee & Steve Gunn |
Sleep Country Canada |
| 2004 |
Mario Pilozzi |
Wal-Mart Canada |
| 2003 |
Garth Mitchell |
Mark's Work Wearhouse |
| 2002 |
William Turner |
Sears Canada Inc. |
| 2001 |
David Bloom |
Shoppers Drug Mart |
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