The Voice of Retail

Exclusive feature interview with Mark Miller, co-author of Legacy in the Making, and Marc Fortin, President of RCC Quebec

Episode Summary

In this episode an exclusive feature interview with Mark Miller, Toronto native, Founder of the Legacy Lab and Chief Strategic Officer at Team One (Publicis Groupe's Premium Brand Agency) and most importantly co-author of Legacy in the Making, recently anointed in Forbes magazine as one of the top ten business books for 2018, Next up, an interview with Retail Council of Canada’s Quebec President Marc Fortin as we chat about the state of the retail nation in Quebec and explore the top issues facing retailers in Canada’s second largest retail market.

Episode Notes

Welcome to the Voice of Retail for the week of April 15 2019 I’m your host Michael LeBlanc and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada and sponsored by Stream Commerce, North America’s fastest growing Shopify plus agency, learn more at www.StreamCommerce.com .

In this episode an exclusive feature interview with Mark Miller, Toronto native, Founder of the Legacy Lab and Chief Strategic Officer at Team One (Publicis Groupe's Premium Brand Agency) - https://www.teamone-usa.com/about and most importantly co-author of Legacy in the Making, recently anointed in Forbes magazine as one of the top ten business books for 2018,
https://www.forbes.com/sites/shephyken/2018/12/02/give-a-valuable-gift-the-top-10-business-books-for-2018/#708a07d568b7

You can purchase the book here: http://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8946794/type/dlg/https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/legacy-in-the-making-building/9781260117561-item.html?ikwid=legacy+in+the+making&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0

Next up, an interview with Retail Council of Canada’s Quebec President Marc Fortin as we chat about the state of the retail nation in Quebec and explore the top issues facing retailers in Canada’s second largest retail market. You can get in touch with Marc directly at 514 982 0267 x 331 or on mfortin@cccd-rcc.org

Last but not least I’ll cover off the top retail news of the week including Metro’s foray into reusable containers and and Uber eats, MEC building on it’s experiential history, Tip Top new store concept and reinvention expansion, Bed Bath and Beyond closing 40 but opening 15, and Best Buy thrives through an eCommerce revolution.

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I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and company and you can learn more about me on www.meleblanc.co or on LinkedIn

Join me again next week for a feature interview with the one and only Tony Chapman as he expands on his latest article “Mind your P’s but own your Be’s (https://www.retailcouncil.org/community/technology/mind-your-ps-but-own-your-bes-how-bricks-can-beat-back-clicks/ ), and Peter Van Stolk, CEO of www.spud.ca based in Vancouver who tells us all about the there pillars of his business and how sustainability is at the core of everything he does.

Until then, have a great week!