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The Prince Edward County T-shirt Company is growing and we have immediate openings for the following Retail Sales Associate positions:

 Seasonal Full-time and Part-time Associates: (May - September)

and

Permanent Part-time Associate

JOB BRIEF:

The Retail Sales Associate is the most important person in our business. You are outward facing, dynamic, with exceptional customer service skills and a great personality. You have a passion for everything PEC and you are able to use your knowledge to help make County T-shirts a hub for visitors. You help us make our customers feel great about our brand and about the County.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent sales service
• Assess customers needs and provide assistance and information on product features
• Welcome customers to the store and answer their queries
• Follow and achieve sales goals
• “Go the extra mile” to inspire positive customer experience
• Ensure store is consistently presentable and maintain stock room organization
• Actively seek out customers in store
• Remain knowledgeable on products offered and discuss available options
• Process POS (point of sale) purchases
• Cross sell products
• Handle returns of merchandise
• Collaborate well with team while also being self-motivated
• Build productive trust relationships with customers
• Comply with inventory control procedures
• Suggest ways to improve sales

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proven work experience as a Retail Sales Associate, Sales Representative or similar role, with 1-2 years experience
• Basic understanding of sales principles and customer service practices
• Proficiency in English (French is an asset)
• Basic Math skills
• Hands-on experience with POS transactions
• Familiarity with inventory procedures
• Solid communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience with social media
• A friendly and energetic personality with customer service focus
• Ability to perform under pressure and address issues in a timely manner
• Availability to work flexible shifts, including weekends and holidays
• Physical ability to work long hours standing up and lifting up to 30 lbs
• High school or Undergraduate degree with focus on Marketing or Public Relations

Preference will be given to candidates with a wide knowledge of Prince Edward County and a demonstrable passion for expressing all things County, as well as candidates with experience in the retail apparel sector, fashion design and merchandising, graphic arts, and related fields.

PERKS:

• Competitive compensation according to experience
• Opportunities to grow with business
• Staff discounts, performance incentives, and bonuses

Want to grow with us?  We want to meet you!  Please send an introduction email and résumé to lucinda@countytshirts.com by Friday, March 24, 2017.

The summer is here, and we are out and about. We wanted to share with you some of what it means to be "in the County," so we have created a show called "In the County!" 

Each week we will be covering events and other special happenings all over Prince Edward County, and posting the video on our social media channels like Facebook, and YouTube. 

Hosted by Jemima Heinricks and Ken Hudson, In the County provides a glimpse into the range of cultural experiences and events that PEC has to offer.

Watch our first episode here:  

After two full seasons in Bloomfield, we spent our winter months reviewing our business journey so far, from our early expectations to our current outlook, and it has been quite a trip! As we head into our third season, we decided it was time to refresh our brand by embracing the identity that most people think of when they think of us: The PEC oval.

You might not know this, but the PEC oval was the inspiration for our entire business. This idea, which we had hatched about three years earlier, became a key building block for our first wave of County inspired shirts. The car sticker was actually our first product, arriving a couple of weeks before the first tees, in the Fall of 2013.

Since then our customers, you, have embraced this design, and have worn it proudly around the world. We continue to find unique ways to apply this iconic design on our products (including some really great new shirts arriving in early Spring!), and it really has come to represent our business.

For all of those reasons, we have embraced the oval, which from this point on will not only be your favorite t-shirt design but our business' official logo. We know this will help people find us better, and to better identify our business from the shirts they see all over. New signage is headed for the store, and all web properties will start to reflect the changes shortly.

Did I mention new shirts and Maple in the County? Stay tuned, lots coming for this season. 

Welcome Spring!

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CALL FOR VENDORS

The Prince Edward County T-shirt Company is offering four vendor spaces in our rear courtyard for the 2015 summer season. This prime outdoor vending space will allow eligible vendors an opportunity to build off the successful retail traffic at our store, and on Main Street in Bloomfield, throughout the peak season. 

We are looking for artisans, craftspeople, and other vendors whose wares will compliment our current retail offerings, while giving our customers a wider range of shopping options. We intend to select applicants who we believe will be successful, based on our customer profile.

We will promote our vendors alongside our daily social media updates, providing day-to-day information for our fan base on when your business is present. 

The seasonal vendor rate is $450, which allows you to set-up any time the t-shirt store is open, which is most days during the peak season, May 16 - Sept 7, 2015. A week-end (plus holiday Mondays) rate is also available for $275.  Vendor space allows for up to an 8’ table and patio umbrella. This weather permitting space cannot accommodate tents. 

Interested vendors should apply to lucinda@countytshirts.com by midnight Monday, May 4 with the following information:

Name, Address, email, phone number, name of business, product type, bio, website, facebook page, instagram, twitter etc, 5 images of your products.

Applications are juried and will be notified by May 8^th.  

Looking forward to a fun Courtyard Market season!