Media Advisory - Niagara Region Retail community to gather in Niagara Falls to discuss duty exemptions

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Retail Council of Canada

Apr 17, 2012, 19:15 ET

TORONTO, April 17, 2012 /CNW/ - Retail Council of Canada (RCC), together with the Chambers of Commerce of Niagara Falls and Welland/Pelham, are hosting an industry Town Hall meeting in Niagara Falls tomorrow night, Wednesday, April 18.

Retailers are extremely concerned about the recent federal announcement that will see duty free exemptions rise significantly. The purpose of the meeting is for retailers to discuss the negative impact of the federal government's duty exemptions.

When:
      Wednesday April 18, 2012
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
         
Where:

       Club Italia
2525 Montrose Rd., Niagara Falls
Phone number at Club Italia:  905 374-7388

Map and directions to Club Italia:

http://www.clubitalia.ca/map.php 

Sally Ritchie, VP Communications and Marketing, RCC:
[email protected]
(416) 922-0553 ext. 228
(416) 574-2552 (Mobile)

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Retail Council of Canada Retail is Canada's largest private-sector employer with over 2.3 million Canadians working in our industry. The sector annually generates over $91 billion in wages and employee benefits. Core retail sales (excluding vehicles and gasoline) were over...