M ESS Phone: 905-337-5559 Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: rjerred@haltonsearch.com W H I ) N K S I) A Y . .11 I Y in . 2 ( * )2 · R \ G E < S Oakville Chamber of Commerce 2521 Wyecroft Rd. L6L6P8 · Tel: (905) 845-6613 Fax:(905)845-6475 Website: www.oakvillechamber.com E-mail: info@oakvillechamber.com 1 July 2002 29 Chamber Night Out Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Location: Avalon Billiard Gub & Sports Cafe 210 North Service Road Join us for pool and casual networking! 1 August 2002 26 Chamber Night Out Time: 500 - 7:00 p.m. Location: to be Announced Sports Cafe 210 North Service Road Join us for pool and casual networking! September 2002 11 48th Annual President's Dinner Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: to be Announced Speaker: to be Announced For more information contad Sarah Heyink Phone: (905) 845-6613 ext. 28 Email: Sarah@oakvillechamber.com Cost: Member Rate: S65 Regular Price: $75 17 Bell Growth and Prosperity Workshop Series Topic: "Sales" Jamie Smith · Special to the Oakville Beaver Tim Gale of The Beat Goes On shows the store's new Internet Wish List. Time: 7:30 a.m. - noon Location: Ramada Inn & Convention Centre 360 Oakville Place Drive (North of QEW, Exit 118, Trafalgar Rd.) To Register Contad: Sarah Heyink @ Oakville Chamber of Commerce Phone: (905) 845-6613 ext. 28 Fax: (905) 845-6475 Entire Series: (All 5 Workshops) Members $292.50 Regular Price $337.50 ' Prices do not include Tax The 'beat goes on' at Oakville CD chain Music collectors now have their own Wish List By Lindsey Craig SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER * indicates th at the event is open to Oakville Chamber Members (Future Members are welcomed and encouraged to atten d Chamber Member events, as a guest!) NOTE: PREPAYMENT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL PAID FOR EVENTS, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EVENTS - EXCEPT BUSINESS AFTER HOURS To register, or for more details on any of these events. Please call the Chamber at (9 0 5 ) 845-6613. * indicates that the event is open to Oakville Chamber Members (Future Members are welcomed and encouraged to attend Chamber Member events, as a guest!) NOTE: PREPAYMENT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL PAID FOR EVENTS, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EVENTS - EXCEPT BUSINESS AFTER HOURS To register, or for more details on any of these events, please call the Chamber at (905) 845-6613. For music collectors, finding those rare albums and tracks was just made a whole lot easier- thanks to a new feature of The Beat Goes On Web site. The music store, through which members of the public have been buying and selling their used CDs and DVDs for the past 10 years, recently introduced what it says is the first Canadian on line reservation system for customers. And that's exactly who it's for. Oakville's The Beat Goes On owner and man ager Gary Clark said, "It's designed for customers. It makes it convenient for them to search for titles that are hard to get without coming into the store." The company's new feature allows customers to go on-line and create their own "Wish List" of CDs or DVDs, and request that they be sent to the store closest to them. The site is connected to all 12 of The Beat Goes On locations, and searches the inventory of each one. If the item is out o f stock, once it becomes available, the customer will receive an e-mail noti fying him or her that it's come in. At no extra cost, the item can be transferred to the store location closest to them. "So say you're a customer looking for the BeeGees greatest hits. You can just go on-line and scan the inventory of all 12 locations to see if it's in stock. If not, you can put it on your "Wish List" and then be notified when it comes in," said presi dent Gary Rocchetta. Until now, the service has been available to cus tomers, but not on-line. Those interested in a certain item could go into a store location and see if it was in stock. But if it wasn't, customers would have to return days later to check again. What's unique about the on-line "Wish List" feature is that the customer receives an e-mail when their CD or DVD is avail able. "It's one of a kind in Canada," said Rocchetta. "Instead of checking everyday, when there's a match, it lets you know." Also excited about the new service is Emerge2 Digital Inc., the Web design company responsible for introducing the reservation feature. "It will give customers the control and imme diacy of response that they are seeking," said Vice President of Sales and Marketing Bryon Thur. With the new feature up-and-running only 10 days, Rocchetta said it's a definite hit with The Beat Goes On customers. "We already have 2,500 CDs on peoples accounts," he said, with Clark adding, "It was very popular with customers right away. It's an extremely competitive edge for us." Offering a wide selection of music, including rock, jazz, classical, country and more, as well as DVDs, The Beat Goes On remains a forerunner in the used CD and DVD retail market. For about half the price of a new CD or DVD, The Beat Goes On provides customers with a wide selection of quality guaranteed products. The Beat Goes On has been located in Oakville for seven months, and can be found at 300 North Service Road West, in the Oakville Town Centre #1, at Dorval Drive. The store can be reached by calling 905-3371919, but more importantly, the company Web site can be accessed by going to www.beatgoeson.com. To start an account, look for the "Wish List" link. 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The chain licenses approximately The events and free beverages will be available 17,000 stores in 17 countries and last year generat at Oakville 7-Eleven outlets. ed total sales of more than $31 billion worldwide. This is a company that originated convenience retailing 75 years ago by introducing 24/7 shopping to timecrunched consumers everywhere and made `dashboard dining' a part of the North American vernacular. The company is recognizing its dia Ontario mond anniversary milestone worth the Slurpees® give-away as a nostalgic The following establishment has applied to the Alcohol salute to the company's humble ice and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence dock beginnings and futuristic view of under the Liquor Licence Act: the world of convenience retailing. 7Application for a Sale Licence Eleven Canada, Inc., opened the first Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant store in Canada in 1969, will be on 2065 Winston Park Drive board to celebrate. 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