SPONSORS
Connect with retail decision makers and get your brand in front of leaders and changemakers in Canadian retail. This is an exceptional opportunity to mingle with retailers as they celebrate with their teams and industry peers.
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Cognizant Technologies
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we’re improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
KPMG
KPMG in Canada takes a multi-disciplinary approach to help your business overcome challenges and respond to opportunities. We leverage the skills, knowledge, experience and passion of our firm to provide deep business insights and innovative solutions to help you and your business succeed.
The professionals in our Consumer & Retail practice combine deep industry knowledge with extensive experience working with clients in the retail sector, plus the food, beverage and consumer products and restaurant segments.
At KPMG, we provide support in Audit, Tax, and Advisory in a functional, and collaborative way that today’s Consumer & Retail market requires. We measure our success from the only perspective that matters – yours.
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Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce
Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) is a coalition of 2SLGBTQI+ businesses, corporate sponsors, government liaisons, and community partners advocating for a more inclusive Canadian economy. We are the certifying body for diverse businesses that are owned and operated by members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. We provide connections and education for our corporate partners looking to expand their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts – by helping them move from awareness to action. CGLCC facilitates B2B matchmaking to benefit our partners and certified suppliers as they navigate Supplier Diversity in procurement.
Flipp
Flipp is a technology platform that is reinventing the digital shopping experience. The largest retailers, brands, and digital publishers in North America use the Flipp platform to curate and distribute digital merchandising experiences to millions of highly-engaged shoppers every day. For shoppers, Flipp helps provide for their families by making life more affordable. By delivering local savings and deal content, Flipp makes the planning process seamless, saving shoppers up to $45 a week. In 2022, Flipp acquired reebee in Canada, expanding reach on App to over 5 million monthly shoppers.
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.
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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.
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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Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in Canada, with more than 5.0 million readers every week in print and online (thestar.com).
Founded in 1892, the Toronto Star is the winner of more than 140 National Newspaper Awards, the most prestigious newspaper prize in Canada. It is known for its investigative reporting, insightful opinion writing and comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news.
The Globe & Mail
The Globe and Mail is Canada’s foremost news media company. Each day, The Globe engages Canadians with award-winning coverage and analysis of news, politics, business and lifestyle topics. Through its advertising products, Globe Media Group provides unparalleled access to influential audiences within trusted, premium environments, reaching 19 million monthly unique visitors through its Globe Alliance digital network and 2.6 million weekly print readers. Globe Media Group offers end-to-end advertiser solutions across multiple platforms including newspaper, magazines, online, mobile, video and app, as well as custom content and special events.
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.
Contact
RCC Sponsorship team at rccsponsorship@retailcouncil.org
RCC Events team at events@retailcouncil.org