Career Spotlight: Retail

RW&CO. Regional Sales Manager Pina Pileggi says one of the best things about a career in the retail industry is that there are so many different avenues to take.

Unlike the other Loblaw Companies Limited employees we’ve featured during our Focus on Retail this week, Queen’s commerce grad Suhaila Agnew started her career at Loblaw directly as an entry level Associate Merchant, not in the grad@Loblaw program.

Learn about the grad@Loblaw program and other entry level opportunities at Loblaw Companies Limited from three recent grads who chose to start their careers at Loblaw.

RW&CO. Regional Sales Manager Pina Pileggi worked part-time in a clothing store while she was in school and worked her way up the retail ladder, from part-time Sales Associate, to full-time Sales Associate, to Store Manager, to District Manager, and now Regional Manager.

Launched late last year, Damn Heels offers stylish, fold-up black flats that come in a sleek reusable bag designed to hold your high heels.

Before Greig Perantinos was 20, he opened his first Cool Moose Creamery store in Tottenham, Ont. Since then he has expanded his business to neighbouring Alliston and will be opening a new store this year in Cookstown.

Alan Gryn, a director in the strategy and business improvement team at Sears, says analytical ability, mathematical skills and presentation delivery are key factors in getting hired.

The last of the last Focus on Retail videos! Recruiting managers from Reitmans, Enterprise and Starbucks discuss the advantage of tailored resumés and how one candidate stood out to a manager before the interview even began!