Golden Pencil winners 2011 Reading through the names of past recipients of the Golden Pencil Award is like going through a who’s who of Canadian grocery industry history: Sam Steinberg, Anthony Longo, David Sobey and Wallace and Harrison McCain. 18 road-tested ways to recruit, retain and reward your staff No shortage of consultants will tell you how to find and keep crackerjack staffers. Words worth sharing The secret to your store’s success isn’t as complicated as you might think. Shelley steps up Walmart Canada's new CEO, Shelley Broader, has spent most of her career south of the border in supermarkets. Jim Pattison partners with Quality Foods Overwaitea names new president UP and coming talent Meet the finalists of our first annual Generation Next Awards. Eric La Flèche After graduating from Harvard with an MBA in 1991, Eric La Flèche called up Pierre Lessard, then president of Metro, and asked for a job. Steve van der Leest Steve van der Leest has done just about everything in the grocery store, from part-time bagger, to store manager, to independent owner. Pete Luckett Pete Luckett learned all about sales and retail while working as a teenager in England’s competitive open markets. First Previous 393 394 395 396 397 Next Last