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Last Chance to Register for eTail Canada Conference, May 15-17 in Toronto

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The will be held May 15-17, 2018 in Toronto, and it is almost sold out. There are a few tickets left and retailers can still get a 20% discount with code ETC18RI []

The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Toronto, located at 370 King Street West in the heart of Toronto’s vibrant Entertainment District. 

eTail Canada is the country’s leading eCommerce and omnichannel conference, and this year it will be bigger and better than ever. More than 70% of eTail Canada’s 2018 speakers will be new this year in addition to the impressive alumni speakers. New to the program are talks from marketing and e-commerce professionals from companies including Amazon, Hudson’s Bay, Walmart, Starbucks, Casper, Article, Best Buy, MEC, Aldo, Sephora, and many others.. []

Prominent keynote speakers will include: 

  • Rochelle Ezekiel, Vice President, Marketing-North America for the Hudson’s Bay Company,
  • Andrew Turner, General Manager of Softlines at Amazon.ca
  • Daryl Porter, VP of Omni-channel and Online Grocery at Walmart Canada, and
  • Duncan Blair, Director of Marketing at Vancouver-based online furniture retailer Article, which is growing rapidly. 

The keynotes will kick off three packed days of content from the most recognized companies in retail. [] 

The presentations have been designed to encourage engagement and interactivity, even including ‘TonightShow’ style and fires chats — this will no doubt be a fun year to attend eTail Canada!

Want more?  Because there is more.  Joan Kelley Walker, fashion entrepreneur and star of ‘The Real Housewives of Toronto’ will host the second annual eTail Canada ‘Best in Class Awards’ on May 15. Serving as the official MC for the evening, she’ll be announcing the winners of the following categories:

  • Emerging eTailer
  • Omnichannel Retailer Leader
  • Retail Innovator of the Year
  • Website Redesign of the Year
  • Best Email Marketing Campaign

There will be plenty of networking opportunities as well — eTail Canada notes that there is value from the face-to-face opportunities at the conference. There’s a 75% retailer ratio that’s protected, with more than 400 retailers anticipated to attend. 

As mentioned above, eTail Canada is offering 20% off to retailers if you use discount with code ETC18RI when registering. To download the full schedule — []

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