Bot shoppers and beauty foods: Grocery’s next big shifts Nourish Food Marketing’s Jo-Ann McArthur on the latest developments in AI-driven shopping and wellness-focused foods Buy Canadian movement at grocers could ramp up again during trade talks With the Canada-United States-Mexico free trade agreement up for review this year, it sets the stage for an intensified rhetoric on tariffs Longo’s, CO-OP Food and Avril take first place in customer experience Leger’s 2026 WOW Index names the top grocers in Ontario, Western Canada and Quebec Atlantic Superstore to be converted to Maxi banner in Edmundston, N.B. The new Maxi location marks the banner's second location outside of Quebec Retail’s next big shift: AI-powered shopping journeys Nearly half of consumers use AI to inform their buying decisions, says new survey by IBM Institute for Business Value Calgary Co-op set to close two locations The Hamptons and Sage Hill locations will close on March 28 Kathryn McLay to step down as Walmart International CEO in January Top leadership roles to be shuffled across Walmart’s U.S. and global divisions How Canada became the food inflation capital of the G7 Temporary tax breaks don’t fix inflation — they postpone it and make it worse Grocers say they're being squeezed by Manitoba milk-price freeze CFIG says the move hits retailers when their wholesale prices are going up, which will eat into profit margins Walmart to open fourth Supercentre in London, Ont. Five new locations are slated to open across Canada over the next two years First Previous 5 6 7 8 Next Last
