The Canadian Retail Collective Conference returns on May 6, 2026, bringing together Canada’s leading retail executives, innovators, and academic researchers for a one-day forum focused on shaping the future of retail. The conference’s goal is to bridge industry and academia, creating a space where real-world challenges meet evidence-based insights, and where meaningful conversations lead to practical, forward-looking solutions.

Attendees will gain strategic perspectives on emerging trends, consumer behaviour, technology and retail innovation, while building valuable connections across the retail ecosystem. Whether you are driving retail strategy and transformation, shaping customer/employee experience or conducting cutting-edge research, the conference offers a unique opportunity to learn, collaborate, and help define what’s next for retail in Canada.

Our inaugural Canadian Retail Collective Conference, held on May 7, 2025 at Toronto Metropolitan University, brought together over one-hundred industry leaders and academic experts for a day of powerful insights and collaboration. From keynote presentations to dynamic panel discussions and research showcases, the event explored the most pressing topics shaping the future of retail in Canada. Enjoy a look back at the moments that made our first conference such a success as we begin gearing up for an even bigger 2026 event.