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GCIAA Award 2012 - Call for Entries

The CCIAA "Global Scholarship" competition will take place on March 20, 2012 at the ConvenienceU/CARWACS show in Toronto and the CCSA is looking for outstanding talent from our CCSA members.

National Non-Smoking Week

Five ways Ontario convenience stores keep tobacco from kids.

Government can help by following through on its promise and stamping out illegal cigarettes.

OCSA the Race is ON - March 19, 2012

The Race is ON again this year on Monday, March 19,2012 at Woodbine! Don't miss this gala evening with our keynote speaker, Tom Moher – Vice President Operation, Central Canada, Mac’s/Couche Tard. It is an exceptional networking opportunity that you must not miss!

OCSA AGM November 23, 2011

OCSA Announces – Michael (PinBall) Clemons as AGM luncheon speaker.

We are pleased to announce the upcoming OCSA AGM on Wednesday November 23,2011 at the Double Tree ( Airport Hilton) Hotel at 655 Dixon Road. The AGM will confirm the 2012 OCSA Board of Directors followed by an industry luncheon at 12:00 noon .

Another Canadian Winner at NACS!

Once again a Canadian has won in the Global Convenience Industry Award competition! Congratulations to winner Scott Lombard, JTI-Macdonald Corp. and Magda Grabowski, Mac's Convenience Stores.

New Canadian bank notes harder to forge

Bank of Canada has developed Canada's new polymer bank note series to better protect retailers from counterfeiters. Find the details here.

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Poll

Is the 2011 Ontario election an opportunity for C Stores to secure the sale of Beer/Wine?

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Key Points

This year as emphasized how fierce competition has become across different types of retail channels in Canada.

Contraband Tobacco

There has been some confusion regarding the introduction of the new state-of-the-art stamp designed to help in the fight against contraband tobacco as to the compliance issues that affect our retail members and local potential inspections.

State of the Industry Reports

All CCSA associations have received presentations of the 2009 State of the Industry report for retailers, distributors and manufacturers.

Merchandising Notes

Merchandising directly impacts on generating in-store traffic first and that should translate into in-store sales. Merchandising creates the ambiance to attract people to enter the store, and once inside, that same merchandising must not just create a good first impression; it also must sustain and leave a positive last one!

Lottery

Las Vegas-style single-game sports betting is coming to more of North America, and possibly even soon. Ontario needs to wake up and beat the Americans to it - and not only so Maple Leaf fans can get rich on their beloveds (except for this week).