Grocery Code Of Conduct

• Grocery code of conduct won’t drive food prices higher, Empire CEO says

  Michael Medline, the president and CEO of Sobeys’ parent company made the comment at a Retail Council of Canada event in Toronto Tuesday.

  Money

  Apr 2
  
• MPs urge Loblaw, Walmart to sign grocery code of conduct or risk it becoming law

  Both Walmart and Loblaw have said they will not sign the code as currently drafted and warned it could raise prices for Canadians.

  Canada

  Feb 16
  
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• Costco open to grocery code of conduct, but says it must apply to all

  'This code of conduct is not an issue for us,' Pierre Riel, executive vice-president of Costco Wholesale International and Canada, told MPs on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Feb 13
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• Grocery code of conduct ‘will not work’ without Loblaw and Walmart, MPs told

  In its current state, both Loblaw and Walmart Canada have so far refused to sign on to the grocer code of code that has been in development since fall 2021.

  Canada

  Feb 6
• Pressure mounts to find a path forward after Canada’s grocer code stalls

  The federal agriculture minister says he will look at the draft grocery code of conduct to see what could be done through federal or provincial legislation before next steps.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2023
• Grocery code of conduct launch paused over dissent from Loblaw, Walmart: board

  Without the support of all major grocers, the interim board said it can't proceed in implementing the required steps to launch the code.

  Consumer

  Dec 13, 2023
• Grocery code of conduct needs full participation to be successful: Metro CEO

  Eric La Fleche told MPs at a House of Commons agriculture committee meeting on stabilizing food prices that Metro is willing to sign the code as it's currently drafted.

  Economy

  Dec 11, 2023
• Here’s what a proposed grocer code of conduct could and couldn’t do

  Canada appears to be close to instituting its own grocery code of conduct, though the potential penalties for violating the voluntary set of rules have left some disappointed.

  Money

  May 3, 2023
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• As food prices soar, grocery code of conduct for stores nears completion

  An industry group set up to hammer out a Canadian grocery code of conduct is getting closer to a final document, even as the way they will enforce its terms remains unclear.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2023
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• Walmart Canada willing to participate in grocery code of conduct, CEO tells MPs

  Gonzalo Gebara testified to a House of Commons committee amid an ongoing study into persistent food inflation in Canada and whether major grocers are benefitting.

  Consumer

  Mar 27, 2023