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• Bad weather, supply chain problems lead to high prices, quality issues at Winnipeg grocery stores

  The price of food at Canadian grocery stores was up 11 per cent in December 2022, according to data released by Statistics Canada.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2023
  
• Food and retail theft hitting Winnipeg businesses hard this holiday season

  The Retail Council of Canada is spearheading a pilot project to gather data about retail thefts in Manitoba.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2022
  
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• Turkey prices on the rise as yet another COVID Thanksgiving nears, says Winnipeg grocer

  Looking forward to a turkey dinner this Thanksgiving? It may cost you about a dollar more per pound than last year, according to the owner of Winnipeg Food Fare grocery stores.

  Lifestyle

  Oct 6, 2021
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• Price of beef, vegetables increasing during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Food prices are expected to end the year three to four per cent higher than at the beginning of 2020, experts say.

  Consumer

  Sep 18, 2020
• Manitoba retail shortages continue as coronavirus pandemic rages on

  As Manitobans start to settle in for a fall season where the COVID-19 pandemic is still in full swing, they might still have some difficulty getting some supplies from local retailers.

  Consumer

  Sep 1, 2020
• Winnipeg grocer, city at odds over construction on Maryland Street

  Construction work outside a Winnipeg grocery store has the frustrated owner calling for changes to the way the city sets up its jobs in the future.

  Politics

  Aug 11, 2020
• Private shopping during quarantine? Why not, says Winnipeg grocer

  Some grocers across the country are offering special expanded hours for seniors. This Winnipeg business owner is considering taking it even further.

  Health

  Mar 18, 2020
• Scofflaw Manitoba grocer welcomes possible change to holiday shopping hours

  Manitoba's restrictions on retail hours for holidays and Sundays have been a contentious issue, but change is in the air after Tuesday's Throne Speech.

  Politics

  Nov 20, 2019
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• Independent Winnipeg grocer again defies law to open stores on Labour Day

  An independent grocery chain has again defied the law by unlocking its doors on Labour Day despite being penalized by the province for opening on holidays before. 

  Consumer

  Sep 3, 2019
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• Manitoba to review holiday shopping restrictions, says Premier Brian Pallister

  Premier Brian Pallister says he is reviewing holiday shopping restrictions that keep grocery stores closed while liquor and cannabis stores can be open.

  Consumer

  Jul 4, 2019