tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76997323183058743832009-02-21T03:28:43.945-05:00STORE 2008http://www.blogger.com/profile/18383234849117458528noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699732318305874383.post-66282522686361442502008-03-05T15:45:00.004-05:002008-03-05T16:19:24.830-05:00While STORE 2008 is still months away, it's not too early to start talking about the topics, issues, and trends that will be explored on June 2nd and 3rd!<br /><p>To review some of our recently announced sessions, please visit: <a href="http://www.storeconference.ca/">http://www.storeconference.ca/</a></p><p>In the meantime, we want to hear your thoughts on a number of topics that we're planning to include on this year's agenda. These include:</p><ul><li>The move from mass to my (think: from television to social networks) </li><li>Consumers' expectations for green options and how the retail industry is responding and leading</li><li>Economic trends that Canada's retailers need to understand</li><li>Marketing return on investment: what benchmarks do you need to be focusing on? </li><li>Energy efficiency: where can you start? </li><li>Human resource development for the future: what do we need to do today to plan for skill needs in the future? </li><li>Loyalty programs: should you develop your own, or develop strategic partnerships? How do you leverage the data to understand and serve your customers? </li><li>Channel Optimization: what are your customers looking for? </li><li>Corporate social responsibility and consumers' changing values</li><li>Collaborative social networks: leveraging customer advocacy </li><li>Supply chain and sourcing</li><li>Organized retail crime across Canada</li><li>and more! </li></ul><p>What do you want to learn more about in these areas? Are there things you don't see that you want to learn about? Leave your comments and tell us what you'd like our presenters to cover at STORE 2008 - Your Retail Conference...</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7699732318305874383-6628252268636144250?l=storeconference2008.blogspot.com'/></div>STORE 2008http://www.blogger.com/profile/18383234849117458528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699732318305874383.post-32562461669808212412008-02-22T16:28:00.003-05:002008-02-29T15:27:55.465-05:00<strong><span style="color:#000000;">ENTER TO WIN!</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">An all-expense paid trip to STORE 2008 – Canada’s Retail Conference</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">…and other great prizes!</span><br /><br />We’re gathering the country’s top retailers together in one place to talk about loyalty – and we want to hear from you! Send us your take on what “loyalty” means and you could win a chance to rub shoulders with retailing giants at our annual <a href="http://www.retailcouncil.org/events/store/">STORE conference</a> in Toronto June 2-3.<br /><br />A few ideas for your entries:<br /><ul><li>Send us a picture that you think truly captures the essence of loyalty...</li><li>Create a video and tell us a personal story - or create a fictious masterpiece that will make us laugh...</li><li>Send us an e-mail with your thoughts on how companies have earned your loyalty; did they provide great service, that extra bit of help when you needed it the most, or is it all about the way they do business in your community? </li></ul><p>We look forward to hearing from you and choosing winning submissions that really capture the heart of loyalty. Together, we'll find ways to tell your story at STORE 2008!</p><p>Please send your submissions to <a href="mailto:events@retailcouncil.org">events@retailcouncil.org</a> by <strong>April 16</strong>, and stay tuned for updates on the submissions we receive and the winners! </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7699732318305874383-3256246166980821241?l=storeconference2008.blogspot.com'/></div>STORE 2008http://www.blogger.com/profile/18383234849117458528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699732318305874383.post-15990268549922462642008-01-31T11:17:00.001-05:002008-02-22T16:56:16.589-05:00<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Retail Council of Canada, working with an enthusiastic industry committee, is currently planning for STORE 2008 – Canada’s Retail Conference. This year’s event, scheduled for June 2nd and 3rd at the Toronto Congress Centre in Toronto, Ontario, promises to be our best yet as we look to bring the industry’s most innovative and dynamic stories to our stage. This year’s theme is Loyalty Matters, and we will be exploring loyalty from a number of perspectives: customers’, communities’, employees’, business partners’, and of course retailers’. Through the loyalty lens, our speakers and delegates will discuss timely issues such as corporate social responsibility, channel optimization, retail marketing and collaborative media, human resource development, globalization and Canadian economic trends, consumer trends, technology and productivity, retail operations, and much more.<br /><br />On behalf of this year’s planning committee, please feel free to let us know if you think you or your organization might be interested in participating in this year's event. We would be thrilled to hear from you! </span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">For more information, please visit: </span><a href="http://www.storeconference.ca/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.storeconference.ca/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> or contact </span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Andrew Siegwart, Director of Events and Education with Retail Council of Canada at <a href="mailto:asiegwart@retailcouncil.org">asiegwart@retailcouncil.org</a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7699732318305874383-1599026854992246264?l=storeconference2008.blogspot.com'/></div>STORE 2008http://www.blogger.com/profile/18383234849117458528noreply@blogger.com0