| Don’t Miss STORE 2006 – Meet Industry Heavyweights and Get Exclusive New Research Monday, June 5 and Tuesday, June 6 |
TORONTO, June 5, 2006 – STORE 2006, Canada’s Retail Conference, which runs today and tomorrow, is expected to attract approximately 700 retail executives, suppliers and vendors to Toronto’s Congress Centre. Presented by Retail Council of Canada (RCC), this premier industry event provides an innovative, interactive environment where retailers can come together to hear from their peers and industry experts, discuss trends and issues, and exchange ideas to help shape the future of retail in Canada.
Conference Highlights
Exclusive Research:
Two proprietary industry research reports will be launched exclusively at the conference:
- Behind The Store Front – highlights the structure of the retail sector in Canada, its workforce, types of stores, profitability, and much more. Presented by RCC.
- The Canadian Consumer – everything you want to know about Canadian consumers and their shopping habits, presented by ACNielsen Canada.
Access to Top Industry CEOs:
STORE 2006 boasts a line-up of well-known retailers and experts, including:
- Dove Masterbrand/Unilever - Sharon MacLeod, Dove Masterbrand Marketing Manager
- Jones Soda - Peter van Stolk, Founder & President
- Marketspace LLC – Jeffrey F. Rayport, Chairman
- RONA – Robert Dutton, President & CEO
- STAPLES, Inc. – Thomas G. Stemberg, Chairman Emeritus & Co-Founder
- Taxi - Rob Guenette, President
- Wal-Mart Canada – Mario Pilozzi, President & CEO
- Excellence in Retailing Awards Dinner, Monday, June 5, from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., recognizes the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Herschel Segal of Le Château Inc., the 2006 Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year, Edward Kennedy of The North West Company, and the Visa Ambassador Award recipient, Stasia Nawrocki of Dansk Gifts. Fifteen other awards will also be presented at the Dinner.
- Canadian Retail Education Hall of Fame Luncheon, Tuesday, June 6, from 1 – 2:30 p.m., will honour 2006 inductees George Heller of Hbc and Harry Rosen of Harry Rosen Inc. RCC will present $20,000 in scholarships to students seeking a career in the retail industry.
Other presenting organizations include: Benjamin Moore & Co, Best Buy Canada, Danier Leather, Hbc, IBM Canada, J.C. Williams Group, KPMG, Le Groupe Aldo, Monster.ca, PetSmart Inc., Running Room, Sleep Country Canada, Sporting Life, Stitch It Group of Companies, The Home Depot Canada, and Watt International.
Celebrating Retail Achievements:
When/Where: STORE 2006 will take place on June 5-6, 2006 at the Toronto Congress Centre, 650 Dixon Road, Toronto, ON.
For a complete list of speakers and sessions, log onto www.STOREconference.org.
About Retail Council of Canada
Retail Council of Canada (www.retailcouncil.org) is the Voice of Retail. It is a not-for-profit association representing more than 40,000 stores of all retail formats, including independent merchants, regional and national mass and specialty chains, and online merchants.To RSVP: Media are invited to attend STORE 2006. For more information, contact: David Day, Pipeline Communications Inc., (416) 917-2871; e-mail: David@pipelinecommunications.ca.