This is your chance to start the trade show, get some food, chat with your colleagues, vendors and network! Even if you aren’t a general merchandise focused delegate this is a great chance to come and see everything the trade show has to offer.
We’re heading off to tour two campus stores in Montreal. You’ll get an opportunity not just to talk about how things work, but see how others are doing it in practice!
We’re heading off to tour two campus stores in Montreal. You’ll get an opportunity not just to talk about how things work, but see how others are doing it in practice!
This is a chance to go back to your room, get your outdoor apparel and get ready to tour McGill University Bookstore and a COOPSCO store. We won’t be back at the hotel until 5:00 pm so make certain you have everything with you!
Light afternoon refreshments will be generously provided by the McGill University Food Services Department.
Make certain that you are back in the lobby and aboard the buses by 2:15 pm!
Is your store profitable? Do you know what Key Performance Indicators you should be monitoring? How can you prepare for future shifts in the collegiate retail landscape? This retail math plenary course will take a holistic store approach to help answer these questions and more.
Come to the Drummond room and enjoy a lunch with your colleagues as we refuel for the rest of the day.
Have you ever thought to yourself:
Hot damn, it’d be nice to find out what other schools are doing about XYZ?
If so, boy howdy, do we ever have a session for you. This will be an action-packed hour of ideas, conversations, and problem solving all around growing our clothing and general merchandise (GM) business. We need to hear from you! What topics do you want to cover? What’s keeping you awake at night?
P.S. If you don’t fill in the survey link the person who wrote this amazing description (Thanks Shannon) will sort you into groups she thinks you will find cool - it’s like a sorting hat, but with slightly less magic.
In this session, move quickly from table to table to talk with your peers about hot industry topics. Hear from experts on the topics, each other and ask the questions you’ve been wanting to!
This is your reminder that conferences are hard work. Make sure that you are hydrated, well fed, and comfortable.
Come touch, feel, and experience the coolest products from across the country! We want you to bring in your hottest products!
Bring your KPIs and show the world what success looks like!
Sell-through
Margin
How many your initial order was
Where it sits in your product mix
In this session, we will come together to compare our understanding of industry terms and define them as a group. This will help us define the foundation for our other sessions.
This is your reminder that conferences are hard work. Make sure that you are hydrated, well fed, and comfortable.
University of Toronto Press (“UTP”, the parent organization of the UofT Bookstore) overhauled and renewed its strategic direction just over a year ago. The resulting strategic plan has created a pathway into the future, but how does it translate into practical actions and inform the allocation of limited resources?
This presentation highlights the importance of right-sizing business and focusing on profitability. We will discuss how, in the changing business landscape, you can increase operational efficiency by leveraging emerging retail trends and learning from your customer base. The UofT Bookstore operates 5 stores, and we will explore how our own strategic plan was adapted to serve the unique needs of our large flagship operation compared to our smaller satellite stores. We will also share templates for commercial planning and store planning.
It is time to meet your fellow delegates as we get ready for our education day together.
Join Campus Stores Canada President Imelda May and Executive Director Greg McPherson as we formally open this years conference. Get the lay of the land and prepare for the conference ahead.
Come to the Drummond room and enjoy a breakfast with your colleagues as we get ready for a day of education.