Don't Miss STORE 2007 — Meet Industry Experts and Learn About "The Customer Experience"
Monday, June 4, and Tuesday, June 5

Toronto, June 4, 2007 – STORE 2007, 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 two-day event offers an innovative and interactive environment where retailers can come together to hear from their peers and industry experts, discuss issues and exchange innovative ideas to do business and build relationships. This year's conference theme, "The Customer Experience," will deliver a roster of speakers who understand how to meet customer needs, solve problems and anticipate what customers will want next.

Conference Highlights

Access to Top Industry CEOs and Experts:
STORE 2007 boasts an exciting line-up of well-known retailers and experts, including:

• Best Buy International — Robert Willett, CEO
• Loblaw Companies Ltd. — Mark Foote, President and Chief Merchandising Officer, and Dalton Philips, COO
• Lowe's Canada — Doug Robinson, President
• Research In Motion — Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO

Other presenting organizations include: The Body Shop Canada, eBay Canada Limited, Hallmark Canada, The Gallup Organization, Liquidation World, Running Room Canada Inc., Sears Canada Inc., The Shopping Channel, Twist Image, Unilever Canada, Walgreens, Wal-Mart Canada, Watt International Inc., and Youthography.

Product Launch for Small Retailers:
STORE 2007 will also include an innovative new product launch to help small retailers compete in today's complex marketplace on Monday, June 4, at 8:15 a.m.

Celebrating Retail Achievements:

• Excellence in Retailing Awards Dinner, Monday, June 4, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., recognizes the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Walter J. Hachborn of Home Hardware; the 2007 Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year, Mario Pilozzi of Wal-Mart Canada; and, the Visa Ambassador Award recipient, Bidgood's Supermarket of Newfoundland and Labrador. Fifteen other awards will also be presented at the Dinner.
• Canadian Retail Hall of Fame Luncheon, Tuesday, June 5, 1:30 – 3 p.m., will honour Steve Matyas of STAPLES Business Depot as the 2007 inductee into the Canadian Retail Hall of Fame. RCC will also present $24,000 in scholarships to students seeking a career in the retail industry.

When/Where: STORE 2007 will take place June 4-5 at the Toronto Congress Centre, 650 Dixon Road, Toronto, ON.

> For a complete list of speakers and sessions, log on to www.storeconference.ca.

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 2007. For more information, contact: Meredith Smith, Account Manager, Pipeline Communications, (416) 694-2777, ext. 223; e-mail: meredith@pipelinecommunications.ca; or Stephanie Petroff, Manager, National Public Affairs, (416) 922-0553, ext. 228; e-mail: spetroff@retailcouncil.org.