Grocery Stores

• Walmart Canada’s $6.5B spending plan includes Ontario, Alberta supercentres

  Walmart's Canadian branch will be building dozens of new stores starting with five new supercentres in Ontario and Alberta by 2027.

  Economy

  Jan 30
  
• Competition Bureau reaches deal with Empire to end property control in southern Alberta town

  The regulator says its investigation found a property control restriction protected the store from competition.

  Consumer

  Jan 16
  
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• Labrador residents say ‘inhumane’ food prices force families to go hungry

  Some residents believe that grocery stores in Nain, the northernmost community in Labrador, are gouging customers, even though these stores take government subsidies.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2024
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• Got a grocery loyalty app? How personalized offers are designed to lure in shoppers

  Retailers tell customers their offers are determined by how they shop. That's true, but it's a bit more complicated than simply granting rewards based on past purchases.

  Consumer

  Feb 26, 2024
• How Canadian grocery stores decide what gets donated or dumped

  For grocers, selling perishable items means making continual choices about every item on display — especially the ones nearing the end of their shelf life.

  Consumer

  Feb 16, 2024
• Visually impaired, advocates call for changes to improve online grocery shopping

  An advocacy group is trying to put pressure on Canadian grocery store chains to improve the online experience for those with disabilities, but progress is slow.

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2024
• Grocers should be ‘more forthcoming’ on plans to stabilize prices: Champagne

  Canada's industry minister announced this month that major grocers submitted initial plans to the federal government for how they will stabilize prices amid high inflation.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2023
• Tim Hortons joins app that reduces restaurant food waste, saves money

  An iconic Canadian fast-food restaurant is signing on to Too Good To Go, an app that sells surplus food at a discount in an effort to reduce food waste.

  Consumer

  Oct 4, 2023
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• ‘Harder and harder:’ Food inflation and how it’s impacting the groceries people buy

  A new consumer survey shows that Canadians have adopted new eating and buying habits as a result of food inflation. A pair of Quebec shoppers say they can relate.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2023
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• Grocer summit to ‘take the heat off’ Ottawa, not tackle food inflation: experts

  As Ottawa prepares to summon grocery executives to come up with a plan to address food inflation, some analysts say the move is 'disingenuous.'

  Money

  Sep 17, 2023