New York

Big Show in the Big Apple

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Business

In partnership with Export Québec and the Conseil Québécois du Commerce du Détail (CQCD), the Québec Government Office in New York organized and hosted a retail technology trade mission from January 10 to 13, 2015.

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From left: Jean-Claude Lauzon; Léopold Turgeon, CQCD; Jocelyn Dorion, CQCD; Jean-Philippe Laforge, Beehivr; Commercial Attachée Susan Pak and Stéphane Fallecker, director of economic affairs at the Québec Government Office in New York.

Held on the occasion of the 104th edition of the National Retail Federation Big Show, the world’s largest retail trade show, the mission brought over 30 retailers and eight innovative retail tech companies from Quebec to the Big Apple.

In addition to attending the Big Show, the participants visited several NYC’s flagship stores, held one-on-one meetings with potential clients, attended a lunch discussion on the U.S. retail industry, and took part in a very successful networking event hosted by Delegate General Jean Claude Lauzon that drew over 125 retailers and tech companies from both Quebec and the U.S. including well-known brand such as Victoria Secret and Macy’s.

The mission was designed to give an opportunity to Quebec’s retail tech companies to measure their potential and to explore business opportunities in the U.S. retail industry.

For additional information about the trade mission or the delegates, please contact Susan Pak, economic attachée.