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Giant Tiger and Indspire mark five-year partnership with new orange shirt
Proceeds will support Indigenous post-secondary students
People
ATV Farms and Green Earth Organics name new head of procurement
Albert Clements joins root vegetable supplier
News
Empire accelerates store openings, remains confident in full-service grocery
Food and pharmacy retailer says it’s gaining share in traditional and discount
People
How Tara Bosch of Snackish Takes the Lead
Founder talks intuition, humility and building a team that knows more than she does
Worth Reading
Cash-strapped Canadians still want to host dinner parties. Here's how they're doing it
Tips for winning the at-home entertaining basket in a "potluck economy"
09/11/2026
New Stores
Costco Canada to open four locations this fall
Club expands in Alberta and Ontario
09/10/2026
Community
PHOTOS: Metro opens 15th Shared Kitchen in Quebec
Initiative supports Montreal organization Sun Youth
09/10/2026
Worth Reading
Outlook 2027: BMO chief economist discusses ‘mixed picture’
Porter unpacks challenges and opportunities ahead of keynote presentation at GroceryConnex 2026
09/10/2026
News
Loblaw launches AI-powered health chat tool
PC Chat promises to provide trusted, practical healthcare information
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09/10/2026
Worth Reading
Register for Canada’s Largest Grocery Event! Early Bird Ends Sept. 29!
Exclusive speakers and innovations only at GIC!
09/10/2026
People
Former McDonald’s exec Lara Skripitsky joins Empire C-suite
Skripitsky named chief technology and transformation officer
09/10/2026
News
Last chance! Submit your nomination for Canadian Grocer's 2026 Generation Next Awards today
Annual awards celebrate up-and-coming leaders shaping the future of grocery
09/10/2026
News
Instacart’s Clementine tackles dinner decision fatigue with AI
New shopping assistant draws on 1.6B orders to personalize grocery carts
09/10/2026
News
Sobeys and Safeway parent company Empire reports Q1 profit and sales up from year ago
Sales total $8.48 billion
09/09/2026
New Stores
B.C.'s Fresh St. Market to open 11th location in 2027
Grocer coming to East Vancouver with “convenient neighbourhood format”
09/09/2026
Marketing
Food Basics SVP on inspiration behind ‘More Flavours of Home’ cookbook
Project celebrates cultural food traditions as grocer sharpens its international product assortment
09/09/2026
New Stores
Longo’s renovates Oakville, Ont. store
Grocer to reveal fully refreshed location this weekend
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Tech
Grocery Tech Trends Study: Where grocers are investing in tech
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Food safety needs an AI upgrade
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Produce
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Health & Wellness
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Health & beauty brief: Being Frenshe debuts in Canada, Rexall launches ‘Healthcare Hero Thursdays’
POLL: Would you stock or increase your inventory of an OTC product if it received a #1 ranking from healthcare professionals?
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Counter-tariffs are here. Here's why you can expect more shrinkflation
Ottawa cuts taxes at the pump, then adds them to the grocery bill
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Canada’s booming snack market moves toward functional health and bold flavours
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Walmart Canada donates US$250K to BC wildfires appeal
Shoppers Foundation backs women's health organizations with $600K in funding
Healthy Planet's Good Food Drive returns for second year
FHCP to host Charity Golf Tournament in support of Food Banks Canada
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Generation Next Thinking: Regulations and sustainability goals drive changes in packaging
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