First up in this episode recorded live from New York City at the NRF Big Show in the NRF podcasting studio Giant Tiger President and COO Paul Wood joins me and we learn all about this fast growing Canadian retailer based in my hometown of Ottawa, how their business structure keeps them wired directly into the market, how retail CEOs deal with the many demands on their time and what lies ahead for Giant Tiger. Next, Steve Dennis makes his return to the podcast as we catch up on the going-on in global retail, his predictions for 2019 - hits and misses, shift happening, forecast for 2020, thoughts on the Big Show and debut Steve’s new book - Remarkable Retail.
Welcome to the first of a series of special NRF Big Show episodes of The Voice of Retail, I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada.
First up in this episode recorded live from New York City at the NRF Big Show in the NRF podcasting studio Giant Tiger President and COO Paul Wood joins me and we learn all about this fast growing Canadian retailer based in my hometown of Ottawa, how their business structure keeps them wired directly into the market, how retail CEOs deal with the many demands on their time and what lies ahead for Giant Tiger.
Next, Steve Dennis makes his return to the podcast as we catch up on the going-on in global retail, his predictions for 2019 - hits and misses, shift happening, forecast for 2020, thoughts on the Big Show and debut Steve’s new book - Remarkable Retail.
You can pre-order Steve's new book, "Remarkable Retail" here:
https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8946794/type/dlg/https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/remarkable-retail-how-to-win/9781928055716-item.html?ikwid=remarkable+retail&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0
But first, let’s listen into my conversation live from NRF podcasting studio with Paul Wood
Thanks to Paul and Steve for being my guests on this episode. Well Now let’s hit the highlights of the retail news in Canada and around the world with Retail This Week….
That’s a wrap on this edition of The Voice of Retail. If you liked this podcast you can subscribe on Apple iTunes or your favourite podcast platform, please rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail industry.
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
Until next time, have a great week!