TORONTO, Feb. 17 /CNW/ - CIBC (TSX: CM)(NYSE: CM) - CIBC will host its 14th Annual Retail and Consumer Investors Conference on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 in Toronto.

The conference is scheduled to feature presentations from some of Canada's leading publicly-traded retailers, including: Bauer, Canadian Tire Corporation, Couche-Tard, Dollarama Inc., Empire Company Limited/Sobeys Inc., The Forzani Group Ltd., Gildan Activewear Inc., Loblaw Companies Limited, METRO Inc., and The Jean Coutu Group.

Important Note About Media Attendance:

This event is by invitation only; media and the public are invited to listen to the corporate presentations via audio cast at the link below on the day of the conference.

A complete agenda and companies can be found at http://conferences.cibcwm.com/login.asp?cid=RETAIL2011 (password = consumer11).

CIBC Research Analyst Perry Caicco, one of the countries leading authorities on consumers and retailing will be available for telephone interviews following the conclusion of the conference. Please contact Erin Truax, 416-304-5568 to schedule.

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