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Employment rose across a broad range of sectors but fell in wholesale and retail trade

The holiday entertaining period is coming up fast, here’s what to expect

Equifax Canada said Canadians are looking for deals at the grocery store more than last year, or cutting back on grocery shopping altogether

Businesses in the retail sector posted the biggest short-term drop in optimism and were the least confident of the sectors

The e-commerce company reported revenues of US$1.37 billion in the third quarter, up from US$1.12 billion the year prior

Sales were up in six of the 11 subsectors the federal agency tracks, including food and beverage stores

In a letter to suppliers, the company said it experienced significant year-over-year increases in many of its supply chain costs

The grocer says this is a long-standing practice at Metro to avoid retail price changes during the busiest time of the year

The Quebec-based producer of pork and poultry products said the streamlining was "necessary" as it faces growth challenges in the current market

Chairman and president Galen G. Weston said the company is locking in prices of its private label brand in the face of rising food costs

People are "running out of options" as a result of inflation, rent increases and the damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona

Some food banks say grocery bills have ballooned as they work to feed more people with fundraising dollars that don't go as far as they used to