Media Advisory - Retail Council of Canada's Reaction to Alberta's Provincial Budget

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Retail Council of Canada

Mar 06, 2013, 10:00 ET

How will it affect consumers and retailers in the province?

EDMONTON, March 6, 2013 /CNW/ - Retail Council of Canada (RCC) will be available for comment and analysis of Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner's budget announcement tomorrow.

Who:  Lanny McInnes, Retail Council of Canada's Director, Prairies will be available to comment on the budget's impact on Alberta retailers and consumers.
   
When:     Thursday, March 7, 2013
   
Where:   
 Alberta Legislature

About RCC
Retail Council of Canada (www.retailcouncil.org) is the Voice of Retail. It is a not-for-profit association which represents more than 45,000 stores of all retail formats, including department, grocery, independent merchants, regional and national specialty chains, and online merchants.

SOURCE: Retail Council of Canada

Contact Lanny McInnes, Director, Prairies at (204) 782-6575 (cell) or e-mail: [email protected].

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Retail Council of Canada

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...