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Toronto, ON, CA

Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Concord, Ontario, Canada

Small 2 store contractor supply business aggressively expanding both store footprints, and e-commerce platforms for online orders. Increased physical store and order fulfillment space by +30% to attract more independent contractors and community clientele.- Worked through +30,000 sq.ft expansion while repositioning inventory to better fill contractor.

Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada

Worked with the dealer team on a short-term project to ready set a very old, small yet profitable store in time for our own new 60,000 sq.ft. Home Hardware opening nearby in 2023. It was a key part of the dealer’s commitment to keep the original store open.- Doubled the contractor sales team to 4 dedicated professionals, each focused on separate segments.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Oversaw every aspect of the company’s flagship store in Canada, a 3-level location in Downtown Toronto- Implemented new protocols to ensure staff & customer safety, plus guide the team through COVID and 2 lockdowns, including a high volume of curbside and BOPIS fulfillment processes.- Hired approximately 40 new associates seasonally – also led a team of.

Vaughan, ON

- Joined former mentor/CEO to take over a struggling 25,000 square foot flagship in Vaughan.- Built and led a very talented team that included 2 support managers, 1 supervisor, and up to 30 associates.- Quickly turned the business around, improving comp sales results from -18% trend to +1% the first year.- Increased sales 19% in year 1 followed by 5% in.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Led a mid-tier store in Scarborough, with 2 assistant managers, 3 supervisors, and 30-40 associates.- Developed service areas of the store, Copy Centre and Tech Services into higher contributors to the business, thus providing unique solutions to further increase sales and customer experience.- Improved from 6th to a consistent spot in the top 3 in the.

Oshawa, ON

- Opened a brand new 125,000 square foot store in Oshawa and eventually established it as a training center for newly hired specialists’ roles across Eastern Canada- Interviewed and hired a new store team that included 4 assistant managers, 1 HR manager, 12 department managers, and 100+ associates- Increased sales by 23% – improved from $26M the first year.

Toronto, Oakville, North York

- Opened a new Downtown Toronto flagship store while also serving as part of the district support team- Built and led a team of 3 managers, 6 supervisors, and up to 125 associates in a 43,000 square foot location- Drove this high-profile new store to $50M in sales, easily surpassing the opening forecast of $38M- Consistently ranked either 1st to 3rd on the.

Barrie, GTA, Peterborough

- Recruited by former VP/mentor at Forzani Group to take over an underperforming GTA North/East district- Replaced 3 store managers in the first 6 months, established higher standards, turned the district around, and gave renewed confidence to continue store expansion.- Improved from 9th to a consistent 2nd or 3rd in the company (9 districts) on the.

Toronto, GTA, Ottawa, Western Ontario, Eastern Ontario

- Managed multiple districts before and after the Chapters brand was created in 1995 in a merger between SmithBooks and Coles- Led districts with up to 28 mall-based stores in Toronto, then from Ottawa to Kingston.- Supported the setup and grand opening of several new large-format Chapters stores in Toronto and Ottawa- Selected to stabilize the World’s.