Welcome to the Voice of Retail for the week of May 27th 2019 I’m your host Michael LeBlanc and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada and sponsored by Purolator, Canada's Shipping Company for courier and freight, learn more at www.purolator.com In this episode part two of my interview with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University as we discuss Canada’s new food guide, the rise of plant-based meat alternatives for “flexitarians” and the state of grocery eCommerce. Next, part two of my interview with Karl Littler Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at RCC as we jump right in talking about the new NAFTA agreement including insights to the ratification process, credit card fees, grocery issues and sustainability.
Welcome to the Voice of Retail for the week of May 27th 2019 I’m your host Michael LeBlanc and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada and sponsored by Purolator, Canada's Shipping Company for courier and freight, learn more at www.purolator.com
In this episode part two of my interview with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University as we discuss Canada’s new food guide, the rise of plant-based meat alternatives for “flexitarians” and the state of grocery eCommerce.
Next, part two of my interview with Karl Littler Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at RCC as we jump right in talking about the new NAFTA agreement including insights to the ratification process, credit card fees, grocery issues and sustainability. You can connect with Karl at Klittler@retailcouncil.org or directly to RCC via this link: https://www.retailcouncil.org/contact/
Last but not least I’ll cover off the top retail news of the week including the need for a new West Coast port, Walmart tricks out their new concept urban super centre in Toronto, Indigo shifts creative direction, understanding Kate Hudson, TopShop closes in the U.S. but remains in Canada, the Amazon purge, celebrating the Sobey Family, Ocado invests in robot meal preparer and much, much more.
But first, let’s listen in to my interview with Sylvain Charlebois as we chat about Canada’s new food guide
Thanks to Sylvain and Karl for being my guests in this episode, now let’s hit the highlights from Retail This Week eNewsletter, biggest retail weekly in Canada and you can subscribe on www.retailcouncil.org for free.
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I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on www.meleblanc.co or of course on LinkedIn
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