Welcome to the Voice of Retail for the week of August 26, 2019 I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. He's leading the Canadian package delivery and eCommerce shipping industry with a ONE BILLION DOLLAR investment...hear all about capacity being created in Canada’s shipping infrastructure, the enhanced capabilities that deliver competitive advantage to their customers all from Purolator Inc. President & CEO John Ferguson in my exclusive interview! Next I connect with Arnaud Bussieres, the CEO of retailer Clearly. Started in Vancouver in 2000 as a pure play digital native contact lens eCommerce brand, then purchased in 2014 by French eyewear powerhouse Ellisor, Arnaud takes us through the brand and retail strategy, the fortunate position of having Amazon set the bar high, the role of bricks and mortar stores, and the importance that local and national direct to home delivery plays in the winning formula that is this innovative direct to customer retailer.
Welcome to the Voice of Retail for the week of August 26, 2019 I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada.
He's leading the Canadian package delivery and eCommerce shipping industry with a ONE BILLION DOLLAR investment...hear all about capacity being created in Canada’s shipping infrastructure, the enhanced capabilities that deliver competitive advantage to their customers all from Purolator Inc. President & CEO John Ferguson in my exclusive interview!
Next I connect with Arnaud Bussieres, the CEO of retailer Clearly. Started in Vancouver in 2000 as a pure play digital native contact lens eCommerce brand, then purchased in 2014 by French eyewear powerhouse Ellisor, Arnaud takes us through the brand and retail strategy, the fortunate position of having Amazon set the bar high, the role of bricks and mortar stores, and the importance that local and national direct to home delivery plays in the winning formula that is this innovative direct to customer retailer.
Lastly I’ll take a look at the retail news of the week, but first, let’s listen to my interview with John Ferguson from Purolator Canada
Thanks to John and Arnaud for being my guests this week, 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.
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!