Cannabis retail became legal only 5 months ago — what's it going to take to grow that much, that fast?

On October 17, Canada gained an entirely new retail sub-sector — one that was predicted in 2018 to account for approximately $6.5B in annual retail sales by the end of 2020. That's less than two years from now. Delivering that rate of growth will require opening hundreds of new stores from a standing start while solving significant supply issues.

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Who wouldn’t want to work here? This question underlies a counterproductive hiring mindset that often prevents companies from hiring great candidates. It’s a confusing approach given the intensity of the current job market, but it’s one we encounter in the retail industry with surprising frequency. In an economic climate where there are more open jobs than there are people to fill them, attracting top talent requires work on the part of the employer.

Solid foundations, reduced uncertainty and new opportunities!

On November 6th, JRoss moderated the Retail Council of Canada’s first ever session focused on retailing cannabis in Canada! Here are some facts about Cannabis retail in Canada and some of our takeaways.

Panel
Jesse Cheatham, Vice President, Human Resources, Fire & Flower
Eleanor Lynch, Vice President, Kiaro
Andy Palalas, Chief Revenue Officer, High Tide Ventures (Canna Cabana retail brand)
Rob Fisher, Principal, JRoss Retail Recruiters (moderator)

Positive signs from store traffic through NAFTA, to the brand new recreational cannabis sector

From innovation through transformation to pure disruption, retail in 2018 has it all – and so does #STORE2018

Using technology to reach the consumer of the future, delivering experiential retail to delight today’s consumer, leveraging AI to personalize retail marketing – all of these are real movements today in 2018. Now combine them with the flexibility embodied in STORY, a retail concept in Manhattan that’s drawing rave reviews from industry experts as it takes the point of view of a magazine, changes like a gallery, and sells things like a store.

It is Goodwill Industries Week, and we are honoured to be part of celebrating those who make it their mission of changing lives through the power of work possible! 

The team at JRoss is proud of Pamela Loupelle on our Calgary team who received The Business Partner of the Year Award for Goodwill, Alberta. We are excited to play our small part in promoting opportunities to exceptional retail leaders in pursuit of their worthy mission.

It's important to remember that every interview is a two-way street. You should be assessing the employer just as much as they're assessing you, because you both need to walk away convinced that the job would be a great fit.

Most interviews will end with a chance for you to ask a few questions. Failure to ask anything may be interpreted as disinterest or a lack of preparation, so it is important to have a few questions ready. Some of your prepared questions may have already been answered during the interview, so always prepare more questions than you actually plan on asking.