How one cannabis retailer rode the COVID-19 rollercoaster
June 15, 2020“If you’re an operator in the cannabis retail sector, you by your DNA at this point are nimble and innovative and resilient,” said Michael LeBlanc, senior retail advisor for the Retail Council of Canada. “I’ve talked to merchants who left traditional retail businesses, and they said ‘you ain’t seen nothing until you’ve been in the cannabis sector.’”
His organization was among those who appealed to the Ontario government to let private retailers operate online during COVID-19.