Media Advisory - Atlantic Canadian Retail community to gather in Halifax for Member Meeting: Featuring Leaders In Retail & Workshop on Risk Assessment/Loss Prevention

HALIFAX, April 20, 2012 /CNW/ - Media are invited to meet with Jim Cormier, Atlantic Director of Retail Council of Canada (RCC), following the Atlantic Member's Meeting on Monday, April 23.  The meeting is members-only, however Cormier will provide media with an overview and highlights.

RCC, together with event sponsors Chase Paymentech, RBC and Nova Scotia Liquor Commission, are hosting Atlantic Member's Meeting on Monday morning, April 23. Retailers will meet to discuss challenges and opportunities facing the retail sector in this region.  Sessions include:

1. Leader's In Retail Breakfast:
   Speaker: Robert Lemoine - VP with Co-Op Atlantic
   
   
2. Workshop on Risk Assessment / Loss Prevention
   Speakers: Stephen O'Keefe, VP Operations at RCC
                    Janet Martin - VP Commercial Financial Services with RBC
                    Constable Donald Jenkins - Crime Prevention Officer with Halifax Regional Police
   
   Details: Providing an overview of business practices dealing with risk assessment including steps on how to prioritize your risks, develop mitigation strategies, improve processes and address threats like criminal activity.

Media Update

When:	Monday April 23, 2012 12 noon
Where:	Nova Scotia Liquor Commission, Head Office 93 Chain Lake Drive, Bayer's Lake Business Park, Halifax, NS

Jim Cormier, Director (Atlantic), RCC
[email protected]
[phone] (Mobile)