Events Calendar

Propel Retail Bootcamp

Date:
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Time:
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location:
Western Student Services Building (WSS)
Room: 2130
Cost:
$15.00 *refundable upon attending

Boot Camp (n.): an intensive training program, as for improving one's physical fitness or skills in a particular subject area.

Looking to grow your retail business and advance your skills this New Year? We've got you covered.

On Saturday, January 21, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Propel will be hosting a half-day, intensive boot camp. The event will cover key areas of retail operations.

The tools are right in front of you. It's up to you to use them. We're ready to take 2017 head-on. Are you?

A $15.00 refundable fee is required for registration. Once you attend the event, all fees will be returned.

Register Here 

Bootcamp Schedule

Session 1 - Inventory Management

This session will cover topics such as how to properly manage your products and how to ensure your stock stays replenished. This session will be led by Phil Singeris from London, Ontario's Small Business Centre

Session 2 - Merchandizing and Wholesale 

The wholesale portion of this session will focus on understanding and having a handle on your supply chain, fostering on-time communication and follow-up, especially in the infancy of the vendor-store relationship, and understanding the scalability of your product if Western Retail Services opens their network to you.

The merchandizing portion will focus on how to tell your story to cut through the noise, how to work with the store to come up with the best way to display and sell your product, how to provide fixtures and props if possible, and how to provide brand ambassadors to present in store.

This session will be led by Hosham Alimorad, Associate Director of Business Strategy & Information Systems at Western Retail Services, and Stephen Cribar, Associate Director of Sales and Communications at Western Retail Services. Learn more about Propel's partnership with Western Retail Services, and the opportunities available to sell your product in the Western bookstore. 

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Session 3 - Strategic Use of Brand Ambassadors

This session will focus on how to use brand ambassadors to drive sales, how to manage brand ambassadors, and how to manage awards for brand ambassadors. This session will be led by Emily Lonetto of Tilt. Emily has managed and hired over 1200+ ambassadors across Canada, while optimizing the ambassador program rewards and on boarding process. Emily predominantly works on optimizing community management tools for automated growth.

This event is offered in partnership with the London Small Business Center and Western Retail Services. 

Host:
Propel


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