Inflation ticks higher to 1.9% in August, short of economists’ expectations Gasoline prices rose 1.4% month-over-month in August, but groceries were a mixed bag, data shows Bank of Canada expected to cut interest rates after last-minute inflation report Financial markets expecting the central bank to break a string of three consecutive holds Household debt-to-income ratio ticked higher in Q2: Statistics Canada Government agency says the ratio of household credit market debt to disposable income rose to 174.9% Consumer spending showing signs of returning to normal, Empire says CEO Michael Medline: "We continue to see progress in terms of the customers. They're not trading down. In fact, in many areas, they're trading up." Sobeys and Safeway parent Empire Co. says its first-quarter profit and sales up The grocery retailer says sales for the quarter totalled $8.26 billion Kraft Heinz breaks up with changing consumer tastes and little appetite for big food companies The company expects the transaction to close in the second half of 2026 Kraft Heinz to split a decade after megafood merger From a mega-merger to a split: a decade later, the food giant is dividing into two companies BMO sees steadier economic outlook ahead, but trade uncertainty remains "Early this year, my uncertainty meter was very high and today it's less high," says chief executive Darryl White Dollarama customers both 'resilient' and 'fragile' as tariff tensions continue: CEO Given sporadic shopping behaviour, CEO Neil Rossy says it's hard to draw any trends on the health of the Canadian consumer Dollarama earns $321.5M Q2 profit, up from a year ago, as sales rise 10.3% Sales for the quarter totalled $1.72 billion First Previous 4 5 6 7 8 Next Last
