Award-winning Retail Designer with 20+ years of experience leading store concepts, brand launches, and merchandising strategies from ideation to activation.

Kevin Comeau

Award-winning Retail Designer with 20+ years of experience leading store concepts, brand launches, and merchandising strategies from ideation to activation.

Available to hire

Award-winning Retail Designer with 20+ years of experience leading store concepts, brand launches, and merchandising strategies from ideation to activation.

Work Experience

Field Merchandiser & Retail Merchandise Analyst at Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC)
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2000
Coordinated new store builds and retrofits, managing onsite relationships with Associate Dealers, 65+ store employees and multiple tradespeople. Created Planograms (merchandising guides) based on comprehensive space productivity and product assortment analysis.
Owner / Retail Consultant at Chameleon Tree Consulting
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2004
Developed and executed visual merchandising designs, retail floor plans and seasonal changeovers.
Store Designer, Store Design at Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC)
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2025
Prototyping & Documentation: Developed custom fixture designs and technical drawings including material specifications and fabrication methods. Scalability: Conducted post-mortem analyses to de-engineer designs for national rollouts ensuring economic efficiency. Stakeholder Management: Collaborated with cross functional teams, external design and architectural firms, fixture vendors and skilled trades to deliver high-performance retail environments. Operational Excellence: Proven ability to enhance customer experience, optimize sales performance, and manage complex projects across diverse retail environments.
Associate Manager, Store Design at Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC)
January 1, 2025 - Present
Strategic Oversight: Direct cross-functional teams to deliver complex retail layouts, custom fixture designs, structural floorplans and custom decor. Design Execution: Spearhead 3D conceptual designs and comprehensive fixture specifications for prototyping and national roll outs. Lifecycle Management: Manage end-to-end execution, including budget oversight, scalability, de-engineering capabilities and onsite execution. Mentorship: Coach junior designers to drive operational excellence and professional growth.

Education

Diploma of Interior Design at Interior Design Institute
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Retail