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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Platinum
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.
IBM
Booth #2
At IBM, we do more than work. We create. We create as technologists, developers, and engineers. We create with our partners. We create with our competitors. If you’re searching for ways to make the world work better through technology and infrastructure, software and consulting, then we want to work with you. We’re here to help every creator turn their “what if” into what is. Let’s create something that will change everything.
Gold
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.
Smart Label Solutions
Booth #1
Smart Label Solutions Inc., a proud Canadian company, is a world leading e-paper application provider and a key business of Printers Plus Inc., which has been in the label business for over 32 years. As an innovator in leveraging technology for digital transformation, Smart Label Solutions helps businesses large and small improve operations, management, and the consumer experience through e-paper technology. Our clients come from different industries, and as a solution driven and service minded company, we work interactively with them on every project to ensure every challenge is considered. Our Mission & Vision: Digital Journey with Sustainability.
Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs) help retailers with price management; they save time by eliminating the need to replace paper labels, improve label accuracy with real-time prices, have inventory management capabilities, and enable rapid price change and strategy through one-click store management. ESLs give retailers the upper edge in maintaining market competitiveness by allowing them to adjust product prices based on the current market environment or conditions (back to school sales, Christmas holiday sales, etc.), or unique consumer demand. Special promotional prices are rolled out temporarily and automatically reset after the promotion has come to an end. ESLs also improve the consumer shopping experience; they integrate QR codes and NFC technology, which helps brands and businesses engage their customers more efficiently by enabling them to do things such as view product information and product reviews, gain access to special discounts, and much more.
We believe in the ESL industry, the retailers not only look for purchasing the hardware, but also a long-term partnership and on-going service support, which will benefit the journey of store digital innovation the most. At Smart Label Solutions, we offer the best value, best quality, and best service. Instead of looking for a buyer, we are more eager to look for a partner because at the end, we work with people, and we as a service-minded company will be the one you can rely on and trust.
Silver
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.
PwC Canada
Our purpose to build trust in society and solve important problems is brought to life by more than 7,800 partners and staff in locations across Canada. With more than 110 years of excellence in Canada, we provide industry-focused professional services including audit assurance, risk assurance, tax. deals and consulting. We work to provide clients with the best of our collective thinking, experience, and solutions.
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.
Worldpay
Worldpay is a leading payments technology and solutions company with unique capabilities to power omni-commerce across the globe. Our processing solutions allow businesses of all sizes to take, make and manage payments in-person and online from anywhere in the world. Annually, we process over 40 billion transactions across 146 countries and 135 currencies. We help our customers become more efficient, more secure and more successful. To learn more, visit worldpay.com or follow us on LinkedIn, X, and or Facebook.
Bronze
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.
Genetec
Genetec is a global technology company that has been transforming the physical security industry for over 25 years. Today, the company develops solutions designed to improve security, intelligence, and operations for enterprises, governments, and the communities in which we live. Its flagship product, Security Center, is an open-architecture platform that unifies IP-based video surveillance, access control, automatic license plate recognition, communications, and analytics. Genetec serves its customers via an extensive network of certified channel partners and consultants in over 159 countries.
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.
Event Level
BigSteelBox
Booth #3
BigSteelBox offers a flexible warehouse solution for retailers who need a seasonal storage, excess inventory, or business equipment.
Every rental container comes equipped with a Lock Box that protects your padlock from being accessible to bolt cutters, so your things will be safe.
Plus, your BigSteelBox will arrive clean and white, so you can count on us to make a good impression on your customers.
With 35 locations across Canada, we can help retails on a local, regional or national level, all backed by customer service team that dedicated to owning your problem.
Compugen
Booth #6
From a small operation in Toronto to one of Canada’s largest IT service providers, we’ve come a long way. We’ve spent 35 years building strong and successful relationships with both our partners and our customers, and a lot of that success comes from taking the time to listen and delivering on the idea that a team of passionate and motivated experts can solve complex issues with creative solutions and simplify the business of IT.
Jasper PIM
Booth #7
Every online store needs the finest product information management software, or PIM, to thrive and grow. We’re the only PIM software provider you’ll ever need to scale your eCommerce business. Access countless markets with Jasper PIM. Improve speed to market with efficient product mastering and merchandising. Stop tripping over spreadsheets and database imports and exports.
Window Film Canada
Booth #5
Window Film Canada is the pioneer 3M Authorized National Dealer Network with more than 60 dealers. We provide various film solutions for your projects across the nation by a knowledgeable group with close to 50 years of experience supported by a fully equipped print and production internal facility. Thanks to this skilled crew, we are able to offer our consultation, design and installation services across Canada featuring reputable film manufacturers such as 3M and Riot Glass.
We are experts in:
- Security
- Privacy
- Sun Control
- Bird Deterrent
- Architectural Finishes
Media Partners
Media Partners
Black Press Media
Truth, clarity and community
Backed by our decades-long legacy of credible newspaper storytelling, today Black Press Media harnesses the power of multimedia platforms to ensure quality news is accessible to every fellow community member, no matter how you choose to read us.
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.
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