Retail Council of Canada Awards Nation’s Brightest Start-Up as ReBoot Challenge Winner

RCC ReBoot Challenge Winner 2015 - WorkJam

WorkJam Wins Inaugural Retail Council of Canada ReBoot Challenge

TORONTO, ON: Retail Council of Canada announced the winner of the inaugural RCC ReBoot Challenge at STORE 2015, Canada’s largest retail conference. Montreal-based WorkJam, whose CEO & Founder Steven Kramer presented at the conference on June 2, was awarded the title of ReBoot Challenge Winner, 2015 as voted by a live audience of approximately 2,000 retail industry leaders at STORE 2015.

The WorkJam Employee Relationship Platform empowers employers to streamline scheduling, communication, training and recruiting for their hourly workforce. It provides a simple approach to managing the constant flow of shift trades, swaps and cancellations that managers need to deal with on a day-to-day basis.

“We are thrilled to have been presented with this prestigious award from Retail Council of Canada,” says Steven Kramer, CEO of WorkJam. “We appreciate the strong support from so many retail industry leaders at STORE 2015 who voted for us. We look forward to helping these businesses lower recruitment costs, improve attrition rates, optimize labor in relation to demand signals, and improve the overall customer experience with happier, more engaged employees.”

The RCC ReBoot Challenge Finalists

As part of an overall effort to provide retail industry profile and help foster growth for Canadian start-up companies who serve the retail marketplace, Retail Council of Canada launched the RCC ReBoot Challenge this past winter. More than 40 start-up companies submitted their product descriptions, the problem that their product addresses and the solution it provides. The 10 finalists were:

The Top Four Presentations

The top four companies with the highest score each had the opportunity to present their solution to a live audience at STORE 2015:

“It’s fantastic to meet so many passionate Canadian start-ups with fresh, really well thought out solutions for the retail industry,” says Michael LeBlanc, SVP, Marketing & Digital Retail, Retail Council of Canada. “Congratulations to WorkJam and Steven Kramer for winning the inaugural Retail Council of Canada ReBoot Challenge.”

As a grand prize, WorkJam will have the opportunity to present to RCC’s Board of Directors at an upcoming Board meeting, where 15 of Canada’s retail leaders gather from across the country to provide guidance and direction to the retail industry.

Media Contact & Source

Source: Retail Council of Canada / Photo Credit: Ryan Francoz

For further information:
Colin Asuncion, Retail Council of Canada
casuncion@retailcouncil.org / 416.467.3782

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