Today's the day! We're kicking off #NationalConvenienceWeek to celebrate our industry workers and raise funds for Make-A-Wish Canada! You can help grant life-changing wishes by donating at participating stores or online. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gnrgxx8Q
Convenience Industry Council of Canada
Retail
Toronto, ON 869 followers
The convenience industry employs 234,000 Canadians and sells $56 billion annually in goods and services.
About us
The CICC is a national, not-for-profit council that unites our members who put the needs of the customer first. We advocate for the diverse and dynamic convenience channel by; representing their interests at the federal, provincial and municipal levels of government on issues affecting their business, providing access to industry data, research and best practices to help them with critical business decisions, hosting networking events and business development opportunities with leaders in Canada’s convenience retail channel, managing and protecting the industry’s reputation and providing a place of community for our customers. The four pillars of the Convenience Industry Council of Canada are Advocacy, Research and Education, Responsible Retailing and Events and Awards; all with a focus on serving our industry customers.
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https://convenienceindustry.ca/
External link for Convenience Industry Council of Canada
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- Retail
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- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Toronto, ON
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- Nonprofit
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Toronto, ON M4P 3J4, CA
Employees at Convenience Industry Council of Canada
Updates
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CICC Atlantic VP Mike Hammoud discusses what’s next for Covered Bridge with Nick Canam at the #ConvenienceUCARWACS2024 in Mississauga. The Hartland, NB company’s resiliency and determination to move forward after a devastating fire that destroyed its facilities, is on full display as the CICC member ensured it made it to the show to showcase its products and talk with customers. On behalf of Canada’s convenience industry, we stand with Covered Bridge and will do whatever we can to help it chart a path forward.
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Both disappointing and shocking that the BC government would make this move without consulting industry at all.
Fact check Premier David Eby: Convenience retail members of CICC age-gate & verify the sale of nicotine products, including nicotine pouches. They are kept behind the counter. Is that the same at pharmacies with other nicotine replacement products? Despite Health Canada's approval of nicotine pouches without any restrictions, our industry- as responsible retailers, self-imposed sales guidelines. This announcement was arbitrary and punishes our members. Kids purchase these items ONLINE not at our stores. Are you serious about protecting kids? Then target the perpetrators not our local businesses. Convenience Industry Council of Canada https://lnkd.in/gKrSu_57
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Convenience Industry Council of Canada reposted this
"Despite being a major tax collector for the federal government, Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s recent Fall Economic Statement overlooked two critical issues that can help Canada’s c-store industry," writes Convenience Industry Council of Canada's Anne Kothawala. https://lnkd.in/gApwRibQ #Creditcardfees #contrabandtobacco #CanadianConvenience #Conveniencestores #cornerstores #FES2023
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Convenience Industry Council of Canada reposted this
Jeff Brownlee of Convenience Industry Council of Canada on the growing issue of #greymarkeproducts : “We work with our membership to educate everybody. We are working with governments and decision makers, but there has to be more checks in the system right at the point of entry. That is why we have called for more resources—both financial and labour—for border checks. And we have called upon the federal government to do a study to see how prevalent it is.” https://ow.ly/SMFq50PRaeV #greymarketproducts
Grey market products continue to make their way onto Canadian shelves
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Canada's contraband market is now larger than ever, fueled by organized crime and cheating Canadians out of billions of tax dollars. We had anecdotal evidence, but now we have the hard data to back us up: the latest report on contraband tobacco, commissioned by CICC and conducted by EY Canada shows that contraband tobacco is a NATIONAL problem Governments have turned a blind eye to the problem, and we are now calling upon them to take more specific actions like increasing resources for police enforcement, increasing federal-provincial coordination, and regular public reporting. Read our new report outlining the staggering problem, & what needs to be done to fix it. https://bitly.ws/V3Ek #cdnpoli #bcpoli #onpoli #nlpoli
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This is what #NationalConvenienceWeek is all about -- making wishes come true and making communities stronger. Thank you to Make-A-Wish Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for making Jack's wish to see dinosaur fossils come true.
What a great day to celebrate #NationalConvenienceWeek with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wish kid Jack! Jack's wish to see dinosaur fossils in Drumheller is coming true, and our CEO Meaghan Stovel McKnight, MBA, CFRE had the chance to gather together for Jack to hear more details about his incredible wish which is being granted soon🦖🦕💫 Thank you to the Prime Minister and Convenience Industry Council of Canada President & CEO Anne Kothawala for joining Meaghan at a local Quickie Convenience Stores Corp. on Elgin St. in Ottawa. Together, we recognized over 201,000 hard-working convenience employees at 23,500 stores across Canada and celebrated Jack's wish coming true! Thank you to all CICC member retailers and their patrons in communities across Canada for helping Make-A-Wish Canada raise critical funds that will grant more wishes for kids like Jack. ⭐
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