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Today, BBOS has boomed across British Columbia and, most recently, Alberta. Now, the company boasts 20 stores across Western Canada and its model continues to be centered around reverse logistics, exciting brands, and, most importantly, exceptional value. In celebration of BBOS’ 40th anniversary, Retail Merchandiser sits down with Jon Mackie, Vice President of Operations at BBOS, and Matt Pettersen, Vice President of Sales, to learn more about the business’ journey to success. Matt begins by providing some insight into BBOS’ dynamic growth and expansion over the past years.
“ Our growth has been driven by a mixture of having the right toolkit, the discipline to execute, and the opportunities available. With our new ownership, there has been a real energy and enthusiasm around growth, but there’ s been a lot of learning there too,” Matt explains.“ Where we’ ve broken into new ▲ Jon Mackie and Matt Pettersen retail-merchandiser. com 47