Special Visitor at the Bloor Street Store!

The Roots Bloor Street Flagship store had a surprise visitor yesterday when newly inducted Hockey Hall of Fame member and former Detroit Red Wings left-winger Luc Robitaille stopped by.

During his 19 years in the NHL Luc played for the Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers and won a Stanley Cup in the 2001-2002 season with the Detroit Red Wings. He retired from professional hockey in 2006 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame just this month!

Look Who Made a Visit to the Roots Leather Factory Today!

It was none other than Dan Aykroyd! Dan Aykroyd is an Academy Award-nominated actor and comedian. Most of you probably remember Dan Aykroyd from the movies The Blues Brothers and Ghost Busters and from Saturday Night Live. He's also a screenwriter, musician and most recently a winemaker.

Thanks for visiting us at the Roots state-of-the-art leather factory!

Look Who We Caught Shopping! Jamie Salé and David Pelletier

Figure skating champions Jamie Salé and David Pelletier were spotted shopping up a storm over at our Bloor St. store in Toronto, Canada.

Both Jamie and David are Canadian Athlete Ambassadors for the organization Right to Play.

You can also catch Jamie on CBC's Battle of the Blades where she is partnered with Craig Simpson. Good luck Jamie and we hope you both enjoy your purchases!

Eat. Live. Be Happy.

Eat. Live. Be Happy. That's the motto of our West coast friends, Spud!.

Spud! is North America’s largest organic home grocery delivery service, supporting local, small-scale farmers and suppliers. Customers order their produce and groceries online and have them delivered to their home or office in reusable rubber bins.

Their mission? To be the most socially responsible, environmentally sound and financially sustainable organic delivery company in North America, while simplifying and enriching the lives of our customers, staff, suppliers and community partners.

They're committed to the environment... Spud! buys from local, independent suppliers whenever possible and clearly identifies those products as locally-sourced. And to you... Spud! provides credible information on key food issues, such as labeling, nutrition and animal welfare so you can make the best food decision possible.

Here's a few more interesting bits of information:

• Spud! is the only 100% neutral online grocer. Nice!
• The number of car trips avoided by each delivery van carrying an average of 60 orders - up to 120.
• Spud! buys fresh every day - 95% of the produce leaves the warehouse within 24 hours. Any surplus food is donated to hunger relief charities.
• They're Canadian, started by 1998 by David Van Seters in Vancouver, British Columbia.

So next time you need groceries, give Spud! a try.

Shop Spud! in Canada (Vancouver Island, Vancouver and Calgary)

Shop Spud! in U.S.A (Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles)

Why we need the Walrus

We're adding our voice in support of Canadian culture. We think magazines, movies, music and culture are an important part of life in any country. We hope everyone will take the time to take the time to check out local and national titles as well as the large international names we all know.

Watch the video with Margaret Atwood, Geddy Lee, Broken Social Scene and more show their support for The Walrus or better yet visit their website, www.walrusmagazine.com.

Why We Need The Walrus from The Walrus Magazine on Vimeo.

Megan Fox attends Sierra Pictures ICM Cocktail Party held at Roots 100 Bloor

More from TIFF....  Megan Fox, Michael Caine, Mitch Glazer and others joined Roots Co-Founders Michael Budman and Don Green at the Roots Bloor Street Store on Friday evening for a private cocktail party hosted by Sierra Pictures ICM to promote the movie Jennifer's Body on Friday, September 11. 

Megan Fox at Roots 100 Bloor Street

Photo Courtesy of The Hollywood Minute

Roots Co-founders, Michael Budman and Don Green, with Michael Caine and Shakira Caine,

Maria, the First Mamavation Mom, Rocks Her Roots Hoody on Her Latest Vlog

Meet Maria, the first Mamavation Mom. Watch all Maria's videos as she shares with us her workout routine, food regime, and daily challenges as she changes her life around to create a healthier lifestyle for her and her family. She is totally an inspiration for all of us.

In this video, Maria talks about her new Roots Hoody - the Womens Basic Grassroots Hoody in Grey.

Keep up the good work, Maria!

Your To Do List:

Head to our website to shop for the "nicest, softest, loveliest" hoodies.

Catch Maria's diary as the First Mamavation Mom on Bookieboo.com

Check out Maria's personal blog.

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Roots Fan Profile: Lindsay Exploring Israel, Roots Style!

WOW! What a great image! Our adventurous friend Lindsay shared one of her all-time favourite pictures with us. She was wearing her Roots fleece while riding a camel in the Negev Desert in Israel. Wanna know why Roots is her top gear for the adventure? "They have brought me comfort and luck worldwide!"

 

What an awesome adventure! Thank you Lindsay for sharing such a memorable picture. Shine like Lindsay and send us photos of yourself, friends, or family members wearing Roots. And like her, you could be featured here on The Buzz and on our Facebook Fan Page.

Here's how you can be featured:

Send us your photos via email at: tzelko@roots.com, or upload them directly on our Facebook Page. Let us know. We love interacting with our Fans!

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Roots Fan Profile: It's Your Time to Shine!

We love interacting and getting feedback from our customers, and we wanted to show our appreciation by featuring a Roots-lover each month in our Roots Fan Profile!

Last week we featured our friend Keri, in our first ever fan profile. Next month could be your time to shine! Simply send us photos of yourself, friends, or family members wearing Roots and you could be selected as our fan of the month, and will be featured on our blog (The Buzz), and on our Facebook fan page. How cool is that?

Send us as many photos as you like via email at: tzelko@roots.com, or upload them directly on our Facebook Page. If your photo is selected, we'll send you an email letting you know that you're our next Roots Fan of the Month! 

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Top Ten Things You Love About Roots

July seems to be the month to feel proud about being Canadian, with Canada Day and our "What Makes Canada Priceless?" campaign.

As a proud Canadian company, we thought we'd ask our fans for your top reasons on why you love Roots! Our helpful Facebook fans gave us plenty of reasons to choose from and here are the top ten:

1. Canadian Company (Linda Lee says, "I love to support all things Canadian").

2. The Beaver logo (Michael Lee and David Smirnis list our unique logo as one of their favourite things about Roots).

3. That we sell organic cotton and bamboo clothing (Linda Lee)

4. Friendly and helpful employees (This topped Michael Lee and Sejal Patel's list of favourite things about Roots).

5. Stylish, high quality leather bags (Kimberly Lyn says, "I love how the company updated it's products with stylish and colourful leather handbags - the Olivia is my favourite.)

6. Comfy sweats for all ages. (Michael Lee and Linda Lee love our "awesome and comfy sweats").

 
7.  Sponsorship of Canadian athletes like Adam van Koeverden (Linda Lee)

8. Our Kids clothing line (Hallie Maygren Owens)

9. Our commitment to the environment (Linda Lee)

 

10. The Customer Appreciation Sales (Linda Lee)

Honourable Mentions:

11. "No one comes close in creating excellent products at a good price." (Michael Lee)

12. "Being recognized as Canadian no matter where I am in the world thanks to my fabulous taste in handbags! (True story!)" (Siobhan Nahbois)

Thanks to all our fans who helped us compile this top ten list!

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