Etiket: grocers
Relations between suppliers and grocers | Loblaw finally adheres to the Code of Conduct
After opposing it for a long time, Loblaw (Provigo, Maxi) finally decided to support the Code of Conduct aimed at cleaning up relations between suppliers and grocers. Updated yesterday at…
Grocers and suppliers | Loblaw finally adheres to the Code of Conduct
After opposing it for a long time, Loblaw (Provigo, Maxi) finally decided to support the Code of Conduct aimed at cleaning up relations between suppliers and grocers. Posted at 2:02…
Record number of complaints against grocers
Food prices have been a major source of irritation over the past year. But it also turns out that the way these prices are displayed in stores has been displeasing…
Grocers have started to ‘fight back’ at Dollarama prices
Grocers have reportedly intensified their offensive against Dollarama, which is experiencing renewed traffic in a context of high inflation, notes the boss of the Montreal retailer. “In the consumer goods…
Profits of Canadian grocers | Towards a record of more than 6 billion in 2023
(Vancouver) Profits for Canadian grocers would exceed $6 billion in 2023, according to an estimate from the Center for Future Work. This would be a new record and an increase…
Your grocer’s inflationary paradise
Times are hard. Fortunately, we are a resourceful people. Rough, even. Food inflation falls on us like Hitchcock’s birds in The Birds ? Watch us weave through the supermarket rows,…
Canadian Grocers | Minister Champagne wants more transparency on prices
(Ottawa) The federal Minister of Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, wants Canadian grocers to have more transparency with the population in their price stabilization projects. Posted at 6:37 a.m. Nojoud Al Mallees…
Grocers do not confirm discounts or price freezes, as promised by Ottawa
Canada’s major grocers are not yet confirming whether they have committed to implementing special promotions to stabilize food prices, as the federal government recently promised. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced…
Milk price | Independent grocers call for suspension of increases
(Toronto) The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers calls on the Crown corporation that manages the supply and pricing of dairy products to suspend any further increases in milk prices, amid…
Independent grocers call for a pause in milk price hikes
The country’s independent grocers on Friday made a request to the state-owned company that manages dairy supplies and prices to suspend any further increases in milk prices. This approach comes…
Grocers would not have increased their margins, according to the Bank of Canada
Grocers would not have taken advantage of the inflationary context to further increase their profit margins at the expense of their customers, according to research carried out by the Bank…
Cost of living | GST eliminated for new housing, big grocers under scrutiny
(London) The Trudeau government is setting the table for a parliamentary return where the cost of living and housing promise to be on the menu. The Prime Minister announced the…
Shoplifting: grocers take drastic measures
The increase in shoplifting in grocery stores due to inflation, but also in self-service checkouts, encourages merchants to take drastic measures to try to prevent them. “There is a return…
More grocers, a solution to inflation
To limit the rise in grocery prices, we need less concentration and more competition in the sector. Quite a challenge for an industry that has gone from eight to five…
More and more exclusive discounts at grocers
This text is taken from Courrier de l’économie. Click here to subscribe. At IGA, until June 28, a 750 ml box of Quebec strawberries is $2.44 for holders of the…
100% strike vote | Unifor launches negotiations with grocers
(Toronto) Grocery workers are more determined than ever to win higher wages and better working conditions, says Unifor, which today launches a two-year period of negotiations for more than a…
Demystifying the economy | Why do grocers discount bulk purchases?
Every Saturday, one of our journalists answers, in the company of experts, one of your questions on the economy, finances, markets, etc. Posted at 1:54 am Updated at 6:00 a.m.…
Grocers Code of Conduct | A dispute resolution process integrated into the final version
(Ottawa) Efforts to develop a Canadian code of conduct for grocery stores have reached an important milestone with a proposed final version that includes a process to resolve disputes and…
Food inflation | We blame the grocers a little less, according to a survey
Grocery chains arouse less suspicion among consumers when asked why their grocery bill is higher, suggests a report to be released on Tuesday by Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytical Sciences Laboratory.…
Rising food prices | Independent grocers defend big chains
(OTTAWA) An unlikely alliance between Canada’s independent grocers and the country’s three largest chains is forming amid accusations that grocery stores are responsible for soaring food prices. Posted at 3:45…