ARITZIA’s Brian Hill Talks About Resilience with Diane J. Brisebois

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By Retail Insider

Retail Council of Canada is announcing its second online webinar in a series called In Conversation with Retail Leaders in Canada. ARITZIA founder and CEO Brian Hill will speak with Retail Council of Canada president Diane Brisebois at 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific on Wednesday, June 17, as part of the webinar series featuring one-on-one conversations with Canada’s top retail leaders.

Tickets for the webinar featuring Mr. Hill can be purchased here.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers across Canada have embraced e-commerce and in some retail categories, online sales have advanced years into the future. One brand that understands this, having handled soaring growth in digital sales over the past three months, is Vancouver-based womenswear retailer ARITZIA. During the webinar he will discuss how to survive – and thrive – during monumental upheaval.

In Conversation with Retail Leaders in Canada is an online series that launched this month featuring in-depth conversations between RCC President and CEO Diane J. Brisebois and Canada’s top retail leaders and industry insiders. The webinar series aims to assist everyone in the retail industry who has been forced to reconsider how their organization’s teams, operations, inventories and policies will need to adjust to ensure a strong retail recovery.

Following Mr. Hill’s segment on Tuesday, the In Conversations with Retail Leaders in Canada webinar series speakers include:

  • Haio Barbeito of Walmart Canada, June 24 2020 at 4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT

  • Calvin McDonald, CEO lululemon athletica Inc. June 30, 2020 12:00pm-1:00pm EDT

  • Greg Hicks, President & CEO Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd., July 15, 2020 3:00-4:00pm EDT

[Buy tickets to be part of the conversation with Brian Hill]

*Partner content. To work with Retail Insider, email: craig@retail-insider.com

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