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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.


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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.

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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!

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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 .

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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.

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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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Over  people have completed our RRT training courses to date!

Poll

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


Key Points

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

 

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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.

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State of the Industry Reports

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

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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!

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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).

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