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The $225 million (Cdn) acquisition on Friday of 17-store T&T Supermarket by Canada’s largest grocer and retail giant Loblaw (Loblaw Companies Limited, TSX: L) was big

Click here to download or view my presentation that was first developed for the Retail Executives Sustainability Summit in February and subsequently refined for the panel I moderated at Retail BC’s Passion for Retail Conference on May 5 in Vancouver, Canada...

Click here to see my presentation at the CMA National Conference last month: http://www.dig360.ca/CMA09presentation

Many other presentations covered social media of course, perhaps a few too many.  A highlight for me was Loyalty One (Air Miles) CEO Bryan Pearson's presentation on the next generation of loyalty research and loyalty marketing with great global examples of community building.

Sharing this brought some interesting discussion at a recent conference presentation.  I have been working primarily on two side themes the past several years: sustainability is an obvious one from a review of this site.

However, I have for some time been studying the experience of non-western immigrants, their rate and path of acclimatization to Canada, and the experience of their offspring.  Particularly as it relates to our brands and retailers.  We have much opportunity and have only scratched the surface.

 Here is a Vancouver Sun article on Build Direct.  

Its a great example of entrepreneurial startup, growth, branding and e-commerce innovation.

http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=f6290893...

Retail BC's annual Passion for Retail Conference is just a few weeks away. The Green Retail theme for this British Columbia business showcase is especially timely considering the increased challenges in becoming more sustainable when dealing with the uncertainty of a tough economy.