Trending Now: Empire shuffles executive leadership, liquidation grocery stores move into the mainstream and more! Quick bites to catch you up on the past week Why people say they care about ethical shopping but often buy differently In most shopping situations, people are not choosing between right and wrong—they are choosing between prices UPDATED: Loblaw partners with Google to allow customers to shop through AI Mode and Gemini Chief digital officer Lauren Steinberg says Loblaw sees agentic shopping as a natural evolution of how customers want to shop 7-Eleven Canada looks to franchising, restaurant model and egg sandwiches for growth The chain's five-year plan looks to deepen its presence in Canada amid the increasingly competitive environment Five consumer-driven trends leading wellness aisles: CHFA From GLP-1s to a shift in comfort food consumption, here's what's trending Why agentic AI matters for in-store shopping At Retail Media Summit Canada, Amar Singh, senior director of retail insights at Kantar, explained how agentic AI is poised to handle research on a shopper’s behalf right through to purchase The appeal of the deal: Liquidation grocery stores move into the mainstream Value-focused consumers are driving the rise in popularity of these alternative retailers Loblaw and OpenAI partner to integrate PC Express into ChatGPT Consumers can explore, curate and shop in one seamless experience EnsembleIQ's Product of the Year Canada unveils 2026 award winners The largest consumer survey of product innovation reveals winners in 40 categories B.C. organization enters debate on government-run grocery amid rising food costs The Bank of Canada said this month that grocery prices have risen by about 22% since 2022 1 2 Next Last
