Statistics Canada reports January retail sales up 1.1% to $70.7B Sales at supermarkets and other grocers fell 0.7% Most Canadians want to ban or regulate algorithmic pricing, poll shows Half of survey respondents think the practice is unfair Consumers set to pay the price as soaring fuel costs hit shipping industry: experts Higher shipping costs combined with soaring diesel fuel rates are expected to result in more expensive purchases at the checkout Ontario to give retailers the option of opening on Family Day and Victoria Day The province says employee rights, including public holiday pay and premium pay, will remain intact Farm Boy expands north with Collingwood, Ont. location Taking over a former Sobeys location, the new store opens on March 26 Annual inflation cools to 1.8% in February, StatCan says Inflation on food purchased from stores cooled to 4.1% in February, down from 4.8% the month before Trending: Loblaw's data breach, the power of private label, Empire's Q3 results and more! A roundup of popular stories from CanadianGrocer.com that you don't want to miss Manitoba government proposes new grocery rules, rent control, some hydro hikes The government is proposing more than one-dozen bills, new rules surrounding grocery prices is among them Empire posts Q3 loss as it takes charges tied to Voilà closure in Alberta Though it impacted earnings, CEO Pierre St-Laurent says the one-time loss sharpens the company's focus on profitable growth Loblaw says some customers affected by data breach Company says data related to passwords, health info and credit cards were not compromised 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
