Awards

Awards of Distinction

Past Recipients

2009 Award Recipients

2009 Distinguished Retailer of the Year recipient, Louise Wendling (left), Senior Vice-President & Country Manager, Costco Wholesale Canada Limited
2009 Distinguished Retailer of the Year recipient, Louise Wendling (left), Senior Vice-President & Country Manager, Costco Wholesale Canada Limited
2009 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Réjean Dionne (left) President, Le Groupe Aldo Inc.
2009 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Réjean Dionne (left) President, Le Groupe Aldo Inc.
2009 Canada Ambassador Award recipients, Rob Grand (right), Owner, Grassroots and Paul Simmonds (left), President, Robert Simmonds Inc.
2009 Canada Ambassador Award recipients, Rob Grand (right), Owner, Grassroots and Paul Simmonds (left), President, Robert Simmonds Inc.
2009 Canadian Retail Hall of Fame Award inductee, Fred Singer (left), Chairman, Henry Singer Fashion Group.
2009 Canadian Retail Hall of Fame Award inductee, Fred Singer (left), Chairman, Henry Singer Fashion Group.


Lifetime Achievement Award
Year Recipient Company
2009 Réjean Dionne Le Groupe Aldo Inc.
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)
2003 Thomas J. and Sonja I. Bata Bata Shoe Organization
2002 (Not Awarded)
2001 Harry Rosen Harry Rosen Inc.
2000 Aldo Bensadoun The Aldo Group
1999 Ed Mirvish Honest Ed's

Ambassador Award
Year Recipient Company
2009 (Shared) Rob Grand
Paul Simmonds
Grassroots
Robert Simmonds Inc.
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
2004 Bill and Nancy Spiker A Passion for Fashion Inc.

Canadian Retail Hall of Fame
Year Inductee Company
2009 Fred Singer Henry Singer Fashion Group
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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2009 Distinguished Retailer of the Year recipient, Louise Wendling (left), Senior Vice-President & Country Manager, Costco Wholesale Canada Limited.

2009 Distinguished Retailer of the Year recipient, Louise Wendling (left), Senior Vice-President & Country Manager, Costco Wholesale Canada Limited

2009 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Réjean Dionne (left) President, Le Groupe Aldo Inc.

2009 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Réjean Dionne (left) President, Le Groupe Aldo Inc.