See you at Stores 2008

On Monday and Tuesday the Retail Council of Canada will be having their annual conference - Stores 2008.

Looks like it is going to be a very interesting one this year and it is exciting to see that online is taking a larger role in retail. 2008 has been a really exciting year for eCommerce and Interactive Marketing in Canada as it seems to be really starting to take hold in the mind of Canadian businesses. We are behind the US but we have made incredible progress over the last year.

I'm going to be speaking on Social Commerce on Tuesday with Bazaarvoice. It should be an interesting talk as this is one area that the Canadian market has quickly adapted to embrace. It seems that almost every large site in Canada has added some type of social commerce functionality and are starting to integrate it throughout the business.

Also don't miss Mitch Joel's opening keynote on Tuesday which is always a thought provoking discussion.