This week in grocery news: New stores, Costco's June results and Loblaw's inflation report Here’s what you might have missed Inflation pressures on food supply chain becoming ‘harder to predict:’ Loblaw Retailer releases its monthly food inflation report How Canada’s food strategy could reshape competition in the grocery sector New investments aim to strengthen domestic supply chains and support independent grocers Produce under pressure: CPMA’s Ron Lemaire on CUSMA As the U.S. declines to extend the trade deal, Lemaire discusses challenges and opportunities CPMA looks to address food loss and waste in produce supply chain Organization calls for greater industry-government collaboration Why food is more expensive in Canada: Exhibit 4271 CFIA bureaucracy is adding to Canada's food inflation problem Walmart Canada opens fulfillment centre in Ontario Milton Walmart Fulfillment Centre spans 750,000 square feet Under Carney, food inflation has outpaced inflation every single month The latest inflation numbers from Statistics Canada should make policymakers uncomfortable Ottawa wants answers on food prices. It may not like what it finds For years, Canadians were told many times grocers alone were responsible for rising food prices. The reality is far more complicated—and far more uncomfortable Competition Bureau to examine food supply chain competition Bureau will also investigate how items are priced on store shelves 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
