Grocery Stores
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Is grocery power imbalance raising prices in Canada? Here’s what to knowWhether you're catching a flight, opening a new bank account or picking up groceries, a small group of big names takes up most of the market share.CanadaApr 12
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Apples to apples: Which Alberta grocery store is the cheapest?Shopping around isn't a luxury everyone's time can afford, so Global News put four grocery stores to the test Thursday — for a basic spaghetti night.ConsumerApr 6
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Why is your grocery bill so high? Canadians blame price gouging, survey findsA new survey shows that Canadians believe profiteering is the main reason food prices are higher, despite grocery store CEOs testifying otherwise.CanadaApr 4
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As food prices soar, grocery code of conduct for stores nears completionAn 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.CanadaMar 30
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Restrict junk food marketing to kids at grocery stores, restaurants: reportThe report audited displays at more than 2,000 restaurants and 800 stores across Canada and says children may be bombarded with messages that make junk food seem appealing.HealthMar 21
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Do you check your grocery bill? If not, you may be ‘leaving money behind’A new report says that while half of Canadians say they don't regularly check their grocery bills, a majority of those who do have found mistakes in the past year.MoneyMar 21
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More competition needed in Canada to fight inflation long-term, Senate report findsA Senate committee found that Canada's future bouts of inflation could be more limited if there were greater competition in some highly concentrated sectors.MoneyFeb 16
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Big grocery store CEOs summoned to testify at committee studying food inflationMPs called on the CEOs and presidents of Loblaw, Metro and Empire — which operates chains including Sobeys, Safeway and FreshCo — to attend an upcoming meeting.PoliticsFeb 14
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Metro ‘working hard’ to find new owner after lone grocery store closes in Montreal communityMontreal-based Metro Inc. is on the hunt for a new business owner to take control of the only grocery store in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue after it suddenly shut down over the weekend.CanadaJan 16
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Saskatchewan grocery prices on the rise for 2023According to Sylvain Charlebois, the director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, food prices are expected to rise five to seven per cent in 2023.CanadaJan 6
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