Sponsors
Whether you have a retail success story to share, or want retailers to be more aware of your brand, Retail West offers you unparalleled profile at Vancouver’s largest retail event.
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Amex
As a proud sponsor of the Retail Council of Canada, helping you do more business is our business at American Express Canada.
When you accept American Express Cards, you gain access to higher spending customers and a greater number of business clients.
We also help retailers grow through business solutions that include cash flow management, providing working capital opportunities and lucrative rewards.
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Leger
Leger is the largest Canadian-owned market research and analytics company, with more than 600 employees in eight Canadian and US offices. Leger has been working with prestigious clients since 1986.
We offer a full-service suite of research and analytics solutions designed to help our clients solve their most pressing business challenges. Being at the heart of our clients’ strategies enables us to provide smarter insights and actionable recommendations.
Our clients rely on our retail expertise to help them make better decisions, understand consumers and monitor trends. They also rely on our annual WOW study to measure customer experience and evaluate performance indicators specific to retail businesses. Every year, our WOW and WOW Digital specialized studies reveal the ranking of the retailers that offer the best in-store and online customer experiences.
Some of our specialized services include:
The LEO Panel: Our LEO panel is the largest proprietary panel in Canada, with over 400,000 members in North America. The LEO mobile app enables members to respond to surveys anywhere, anytime from their mobile devices. Strict quality control and data privacy systems are in place to ensure data quality and respondent confidentiality. To manage and grow this panel, we have dedicated in-house teams with years of experience. Retailers can also access our panel for their research needs.
Leger Analytics (LEA): Our advanced analytics team offers a one-stop shop to help decision makers answer questions, tackle challenges and make better business decisions. Experts in market research, analytics and data science, our team works with all kinds of data (first party, transactional, CRM, market research, web data and more) and offers a wide variety of custom analytics solutions.
Leger DGTL: Our in-house digital marketing agency has proven expertise in strategy, media, creative content activation and performance measurement. Leger DGTL creates effective, customized digital campaigns by improving customer segmentation, optimizing advertising messages and prioritizing the best platforms. Leger DGTL helps our clients ensure they reach the right audience, at the right time, with the right message.
Visit leger360.com to learn more.
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Interac
#InteracLife
Powered by imagination, vision, and passion, working at Interac means being a part of a competitive, fast-paced fintech company invested in shaping Canada’s future. It means being a fellow architect of the digital economy, helping Canadians do more of what they love with trust and confidence surrounding their money, data, and identity. It means driving innovation, fostering inclusivity, practicing intentional social action, and seeing your work in action every day.
JRoss Retail Recruiters
We’re Canada’s leading recruiting agency specializing exclusively in retail.
We’re leaders in recruiting premium candidates for leadership positions, including those that require specialized skillsets.
We have recruiters in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary, and with extensive retail operations experience and years of search experience for Canadian retailers, we recruit candidates at the staff, management and executive levels coast to coast.
We have deep retail industry connections, including an extensive database of qualified candidates and a broad network of contacts at all levels. We place all retail, wholesale and related positions including store, district & regional managers, ecommerce & omnichannel specialists, buyers, human resource professionals, merchandisers, marketing professionals, distribution & logistics staff, senior executives to the CEO level, and others.
The bottom line? We know retail and we find people who fit.
We help you Set The Bar. Hire.
Oongalee
Canada’s fastest-growing Out Of Home Advertising Network. Oongalee Technologies Inc. is a Canadian-founded technology-focused company that provides businesses with hardware/software to improve customer experiences through interactive tabletop gateways that deliver internal marketing, external advertising, free device charging, and interactivity between customers the businesses that serve them.
TC Transcontinental
TC Transcontinental is the largest printer in Canada and one of the largest in North America and a leader in flexible packaging in the United States, Canada and Latin America.
For over 45 years, we have been helping our customers maximize their results by effectively integrating innovative printing solutions, helping publishers and marketers deliver their content. We are constantly improving our print offering with the goal of helping our customers better attract, reach and retain their target readers and consumers through our unique customer-oriented service offering which combines mass and personalized solutions.
Over the last few years, the company has invested heavily in its printing network to ensure it provides state-of-the-art technology. Our services include a wide array of solutions for our customers, including premedia, printing and distribution.
We serve key clienteles including book, magazine and newspaper publishers, as well as retailers, cataloguers, marketers and advertising agencies. In total, more than 2,000 customers across North America trust TC Transcontinental Printing with their printing projects.
Our mission is simple: create products and services that allow businesses to attract, reach and retain their target customers. In this pursuit, we are firmly guided by our vision to become a market leader in flexible packaging in North America while maintaining our position as Canada’s largest printer.
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Return-It
Return-It is a federally incorporated not-for-profit organization focused on beverage container management as our core business. Our mandate is to develop, manage, and enhance systems that facilitate the recovery of used beverage containers from consumers, ensuring they are properly recycled and diverted from landfills and incineration. As a leader in product stewardship, we adhere to the principles of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Industry Product Stewardship (IPS), actively collaborating with stakeholders to promote sustainable practices and foster a circular economy in British Columbia.
MARR
The Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable (MARR) is a not-for-profit stewardship agency created to implement and operate a stewardship plan for end-of-life major household appliances in the province of British Columbia on behalf of the major appliance producers who are obligated under the BC Recycling Regulation. MARR acts as the participant retailer’s agent to fulfill their obligations under the British Columbia Recycling Regulation.
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Cool Climate Club
Cool Climate Club (CCC) is a nature based solution that helps retailers take measurable climate action. They provide customizable, turnkey solutions for businesses to build and amplify their sustainability strategy, while engaging younger audiences through bold marketing opportunities.
Lenbrook Canada Solutions
Lenbrook Canada Solutions (LCS) is a division of The Lenbrook Group of Companies. LCS delivers a full line of two-way communications products through both traditional and non-traditional Canadian retail outlets reaching several key vertical business to business segments and trades including electrical distribution, building/construction, industrial/hardware, and healthcare & leisure industry suppliers. LCS is a major supplier of communications devices and systems to retailers, schools, security companies and the hospitality & food industry.
Media Partners
Media Partners
Postmedia
Postmedia is a trusted and reliable network of 130+ media brands, with credentials of outstanding journalism, extensive digital capabilities, and an audience of millions of Canadians each month. Our unparalleled platform of trusted local and national Canadian brands also provides businesses with exclusive access to an owned and operated advertising and marketing channel and a wealth of first-party data that enables better campaign results, not just on the Postmedia network but on search and social channels as well.
At Postmedia Solutions, we can raise the profile of your business, help outsmart your competition, and generate more leads for you. We integrate tactics to maximize your impact and return on investment on the Postmedia network and beyond.
We are known for building long-term partnerships with our 19,000+ customers. Working with 30,000+ businesses across Canada makes Postmedia uniquely qualified to provide tailored campaigns that drive success for businesses.
Retail Insider
Retail Insider is Canada’s number one source for retail news and insight, featuring original stories, headlines from around the web, and in-depth analysis into the Canadian retail industry.
The Voice of Retail Podcast
The Voice of RetailTM is a twice-weekly podcast hosted by retail pioneer, senior retail advisor and keynote speaker Michael LeBlanc and produced in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada.
Member Benefits Partners
Chase
For over 30 years, Chase® Merchant Services has been committed to providing businesses with safe, reliable and secure payment solutions. Chase Merchant Services has experience delivering solutions for Canada’s businesses and will work with you one-on-one to help choose competitive options for your business, understand the costs associated with payment processing, and provide innovative solutions unique to your needs.
Machool
Machool’s tech and AI-powered platform makes shipping a breeze. Instantly compare rates from 20+ top carriers like UPS, Purolator, and Canpar. Save big with RCC discounts, manage everything easily, and enjoy zero volume commitments or fees.
RetailCare
Retail Council of Canada (RCC), in collaboration with health benefits experts – Producers Group, have created RetailCare, an affordable, best-in-class employee health and wellness benefits program.
Discover how easy it can be to offer your employees and their families the added advantage of this kind of support and, in the process, improve your ability to attract and retain happy, productive retail staff.
Interested in sponsored thought leadership and brand recognition opportunities in 2024?
Contact us at rccsponsorship@retailcouncil.org