Retail crime is the number one issue Canadian retailers are raising with Retail Council of Canada and that reality was front and centre at Retail Secure 2026, their annual loss prevention conference.
Showcase your team’s excellence, strengthen your brand story, and earn industry recognition across a dozen award categories in the Excellence in Retailing Awards. Submissions close March 13, 2026.
Canada’s largest retail event returns June 2-3, 2026 in Toronto. Discover why the most valuable ideas at RCC STORE 26 happen both on stage and in the conversations that shape smarter retail leadership.
Retail crime impacts communities—not just stores. RCC Retail Secure is where Canada’s safety leaders gather to build trusted collaboration, learn what to share responsibly, and bring practical tools back to their teams.
Holiday shoppers in Canada are starting earlier, prioritizing deals, and making thoughtful, value-focused purchases despite ongoing economic pressures.
Retailers meet Oct 29–30 in Toronto to tackle climate impact, packaging rules & greenwashing risks. Hands-on workshops, policy insight & group ticket savings.
On September 25 Retail Council of Canada’s Retail West Conference will bring Western Canada’s most influential retail leaders and innovators into one room for a concentrated day of insight, strategy, and connection.
Kim Furlong has been named the next President and CEO of the Retail Council of Canada, returning to the organization she helped shape, effective September 2, 2025.
Retail Council of Canada warns that a Canada Post strike could disrupt e-commerce, rural deliveries, and key sales periods, putting the retail sector at serious risk.
Retail Council of Canada honours METRO executive Carmen Fortino with the Canadian Grand Prix Lifetime Achievement Award for his leadership in grocery retail.
The Canadian Grand Prix Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals or families who have demonstrated outstanding service and dedication to the Canadian retail and grocery industries.
Raised on a farm in Quebec and born into a family of merchants, François Roberge began his career in retail behind the wheel of a delivery truck for Boutiques San Francisco.
Brisebois has been at the helm of RCC since 1995, and over the past 30 years, she has elevated the organization into the preeminent voice of retail in the country, said the RCC
The RCC membership extends across the country, embracing over 54,000 storefronts in diverse formats such as department, grocery, specialty, discount, independent retailers, online merchants, and quick service restaurants.
The Walmart Canada Growth Summit follows similar events in other Walmart markets around the world, including the United States, Chile, India, Mexico and Africa, attended by thousands of local suppliers.