Corey Gillon's guest appearances

Corey Gillon

The Voice of Retail

From the trenches

Scott Galloway

Ron Johnson

Mack Weldon

Melissa Gonzalez

Rebecca Minkoff

Heather Monahan

Jason Goldberg

Josh Luber

Michael Schneider

Alex Waldman

Kate Hudson

Ashley Merrill

Danielle Brown

Jeremy Miller

John Ferguson

OwlTail

Peninsula Co-op is a Vancouver Island based co-operative with their core business in grocery, petroleum and convenience stores employing more than 350 full and part-time employees.Their services include:18 gas centres with convenience stores located on Southern Vancouver Island between Sidney and Duncan; in Comox and Campbell River.5 local network cardlocks and 7 system-wide cardlocks on the Island.2 liquor stores in the Greater Victoria Area.Home heating oil sales and distribution.Food Centre (full-service grocery store) located in Saanichton.Since 1977 we remain entirely locally owned and proudly share profits with our 108,000 member-owners, community and staff.For more information, please visit: www.peninsulaco-op.comCorey's Final 4:Book: Made in America - Sam Walton.Best advice: "You have to be extremely patient with long term objectives, but equally impatient with short term objectives."App: fuboTV | BC FerriesFavourite restaurants: Little Jumbo Restaurant and Bar.Podcast Publisher: Business Examiner News GroupFor more local news impacting business in British Columbia, visit businessexaminer.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peninsula Co-op is a Vancouver Island based co-operative with their core business in grocery, petroleum and convenience stores employing more than 350 full and part-time employees.Their services include:<h3> </h3><ul><li>18 gas centres with convenience stores located on Southern Vancouver Island between Sidney and Duncan; in Comox and Campbell River.</li><li>5 local network cardlocks and 7 system-wide cardlocks on the Island.</li><li>2 liquor stores in the Greater Victoria Area.</li><li>Home heating oil sales and distribution.</li><li>Food Centre (full-service grocery store) located in Saanichton.</li><li>Since 1977 we remain entirely locally owned and proudly share profits with our 108,000 member-owners, community and staff.</li></ul> For more information, please visit: <a href="https://www.peninsulaco-op.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.peninsulaco-op.com</a>Corey's Final 4: <ul><li>Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Sam-Walton-Made-America/dp/0553562835" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Made in America - Sam Walton</a>.</li><li>Best advice: "You have to be extremely patient with long term objectives, but equally impatient with short term objectives."</li><li>App: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/fubotv-watch-premier-league/id905401434" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">fuboTV</a> | <a href="https://www.bcferries.com/app" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">BC Ferries</a></li><li>Favourite restaurants: <a href="https://littlejumbo.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Little Jumbo Restaurant and Bar</a>.</li></ul> Podcast Publisher: Business Examiner News Group <ul><li>For more local news impacting business in British Columbia, visit <a href="https://businessexaminer.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">businessexaminer.ca</a>.</li></ul> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Peninsula Co-op - Corey Gillon, CEO

Steven Fry

Welcome to the The Voice of Retail, I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada.  This episode is intended for listeners 21 plus. In this episode, recorded early March we touch base with two great Canadian cannabis retailers and explore their retail concept, merchandising strategies and business experience First up Steven Fry, President and Co-Founder of Session Cannabis recorded live at his newest location in the east end of Toronto.  We talk about his indoctrination into the industry as an Ontario lottery winner, early partnership with High Tide/Canna Cabana, and now opening up his new Sessions brand cannabis stores in Ontario.  Steven shares his growth strategy, savvy insights into merchandising recreational cannabis and the retail strategies that will make his brand one to watch. Next, live from Vancouver Corey Gillon, CEO of Choom Cannabis Company.  A lifelong retailer, with extensive Canadian and global experience in large scale operations, international M&amp;A and digital/eCommerce, Corey takes us through a rich retail career path and then we delve into Choom.  With 15 stores, three under construction based on a story brand strategy with a powerful community, the role of culture and how to translate the brand into the retail sales floor. But first, let’s jump right into my conversation with Steven Fry from Sessions Cannabis. ****** Thanks to Steven and Corey for being my guests on this episode.  Well  Now let’s hit the highlights of the retail news in Canada and around the world with Retail This Week for the week of March 23rd, 2020 That’s a wrap on this edition of The Voice of Retail.  If you liked this podcast you can subscribe on Apple iTunes or your favourite podcast platform, please rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail industry. I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on www.meleblanc.co or of course on LinkedIn Until next time, have a safe week!

Welcome to the The Voice of Retail, I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada.  This episode is intended for listeners 21 plus. In this episode, recorded early March we touch base with two great Canadian cannabis retailers and explore their retail concept, merchandising strategies and business experience First up Steven Fry, President and Co-Founder of Session Cannabis recorded live at his newest location in the east end of Toronto.  We talk about his indoctrination into the industry as an Ontario lottery winner, early partnership with High Tide/Canna Cabana, and now opening up his new Sessions brand cannabis stores in Ontario.  Steven shares his growth strategy, savvy insights into merchandising recreational cannabis and the retail strategies that will make his brand one to watch. Next, live from Vancouver Corey Gillon, CEO of Choom Cannabis Company.  A lifelong retailer, with extensive Canadian and global experience in large scale operations, international M&amp;A and digital/eCommerce, Corey takes us through a rich retail career path and then we delve into Choom.  With 15 stores, three under construction based on a story brand strategy with a powerful community, the role of culture and how to translate the brand into the retail sales floor. But first, let’s jump right into my conversation with Steven Fry from Sessions Cannabis. ****** Thanks to Steven and Corey for being my guests on this episode.  Well  Now let’s hit the highlights of the retail news in Canada and around the world with Retail This Week for the week of March 23rd, 2020 That’s a wrap on this edition of The Voice of Retail.  If you liked this podcast you can subscribe on Apple iTunes or your favourite podcast platform, please rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail industry. I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on <a href="http://www.meleblanc.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.meleblanc.co</a> or of course on LinkedIn Until next time, have a safe week!

The focus is on retail cannabis in Canada with Steven Fry President & Co-Founder of Sessions Cannabis in Toronto and Corey Gillon CEO of Vancouver based national retailer Choom Cannabis Company