Canadian Tire - The Shopping Experience

Canadian Tire has opened two (2) new "Smart" stores in Welland and Orleans Ontario. These stores come with improved customer service areas, including help buttons that customers can push for assistance and areas throughout the store where customers can look up products on their own, and get a consumer rating and wider aisles with more displays. They are environmentally friendly and state-of-the-art, with the biggest change is a section of the store that is now dedicated to food sales.

Other stores are scheduled to be converted in the spring. Canadian Tire retail president Mike Arnett, associate dealer Owen Billes and Glenn Butt, senior vice-president of store support and design, showed off the next generation in the Canadian Tire legacy Monday as shoppers passed through with carts containing frozen dinners, bread, milk, packaged soup and a full range of convenience food now being offered at the Smart Store.

Canadian Tire cash balancer Joanne Jacques, store owner/operator Larry Garon, Ward 2 Coun. Yvon Doucet, Mayor Vance Badawey, store manager Chris Duerden and computer operator Kelly Raso were on hand to celebrate the store's grand re-opening on Thursday morning.

"It's exciting," Billes said. "It's exceeded all expectations.

Canadian Tire website

http://www.canadiantire.ca/

Canadian Tire - Roadside Assistance

Canadian Tire has roadside assistance programs that is suitable to fits your needs. There are the Gold and Silver Plan thar includes :

Battery boosts, fuel delivery, lock-out service and flat tire change

24/7 roadside assistance across Canada and the United States

Accident towing and trip accident assistance

Additional Lube, Oil and Filter savings, trip planning guides and maps

Preferred rates on hotels

Coverage for your vehicle with a primary plan that cost $99.95* and $69.95*

      annually respectively

 Additional drivers and vehicles cost $69.95* and $37.95* annually per vehilce

Service calls are 5 and 3

Kilometer allowance - 250km per s/c - Gold and 10 per s/c

 Tows to canadian tire stores are unlimited

 Free lube, oil and filter (value $29.95) - 1 each plan

The Roadside Assistance on request includes:

• Coverage for 2 drivers
• Primary plan - $23.88* annually
• Additional drivers requires new membership
• Members pay on a pay per use basis
• Service call cost - Flat rate of $44.95* per use

* plus applicable taxes
s/c - service call

Canadian Tire - Buiness Sustainability

Canadian Tire’s approach to sustainability goes beyond being a ‘green initiative’— it’s embedded into how we operate our business. Our sustainability strategy helps drive innovation, profitability and growth, with three aspirations:

1. Energy and Climate – Energy and Climate – Profitably grows the business without increasing the net carbon footprint of the economy.
2. Waste – Eliminate unnecessary packaging while sending zero waste to landfills.
3. Products and Services – Provide innovative products and services that meet our customer’s needs without compromising the needs of future generations.

Canadian Tire is composed of five businesses- Canadian Tire Retail, PartSource, Canadian Tire Financial Services, Canadian Tire Petroleum and Marks Work Wearhouse- that meet Canadian's everyday needs in general merchandise and clothing. Canadian Tire has more than 57,000 employees from coast to coast within the retail, financial services, petroleum and apparel businesses. Most of the stores houses three "stores" under one roof - automotive parts, accessories and service, sports and leisure products and home products. Customers also have the option of shopping online (http://www.canadiantire.ca/).

Canadian Tire Jumpstart

In Canada it's very important to have kids enrolled in some type of sports or recreation, but not all parents can afford it. Canadian Tire has created "Canadian Tire Jumpstart" to address this issue of financial barriers to success. This program was launched in 2005 and is a charitable program and it involves organized sports or recreation such as hockey, dance, soccer and swimming by covering costs such as registration, transportation and equipment. There are over 279 Canadian Tire Jumpstart chapters in communities across Canada. It provides an oppurtunity to share stories and experiences by posting them on the web page about how the program helped them.

Canadian Tire – True Canadian Spirit founded in 1922 is one of the most recognized and trusted brands in Canada. It has approximately 1700 retail stores and 3 distribution centers. It’s similar to many retailers in today’s market in that they put their customers first, striving for excellence by rewarding them with points, making the availability of online shopping. They are also meeting the demands of today’s marketplace by listening and responding to the customer’s needs.