COLUMBUS, OH, Jan. 9, 2020 /CNW/ - Green Growth Brands Inc. (GGB or the Company) (CSE:GGB) (OTCQB:GGBXF) is pleased to announce Jann Parish, Chief Marketing Officer, will be speaking at NRF 2020 Vision: Retail's Big Show in New York City from January 12-14, 2020.

Parish will be speaking on Sunday, January 12 at 2:00 PM ET on a panel entitled, "Disruption: Rapid growth of CBD products impacting big box, digital, specialty and department stores".  Parish will be speaking alongside The Vitamin Shoppe CEO, Sharon Leite and GfK Consumer Life Senior Consultant Rachel Bonsignore. The discussion will be moderated by Stephanie Wissink, Jefferies Consumer Research Managing Director. The panel will discuss how the new category is integrating through all retail touchpoints.

About NRF
The National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail trade association, passionately advocates for the people, brands, policies and ideas that help retail thrive. From its headquarters in Washington, D.C., NRF empowers the industry that powers the economy. Retail is the nation's largest private-sector employer, contributing $2.6 trillion to annual GDP and supporting one in four U.S. jobs — 42 million working Americans. For over a century, NRF has been a voice for every retailer and every retail job, educating, inspiring and communicating the powerful impact retail has on local communities and global economies.

About Green Growth Brands Inc.
Green Growth Brands creates remarkable experiences in cannabis and CBD. Led by CEO Peter Horvath and a leadership team of consumer-focused retail experts, the company's brands include CAMP, Seventh Sense Botanical Therapy, The+Source, Green Lily, and 8 Fold. The Company also has a licensing agreement with the Greg Norman™ Brand to develop a line of CBD-infused personal care products designed for active wellness. GGB is expanding its cannabis operations throughout the U.S., via dispensaries in Nevada, Massachusetts and Florida and the largest network of CBD shops in malls across the country and ShopSeventhSense.com. Learn more about the vision at  GreenGrowthBrands.com.

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