Sponsored GSF – Grocery’s Biggest Western Conference & Trade Show April 21-22 in Vancouver! GSF has exclusive speakers, more innovations and business networking events Most Canadians want to ban or regulate algorithmic pricing, poll shows Half of survey respondents think the practice is unfair Next-gen grocery store design: Balancing automation with the human touch How architects are reimagining the stores of tomorrow Manitoba bill targets technology that could alter grocery prices for some shoppers Though not an issue in the province yet, the provincial government is looking to curtail "predatory pricing" Topline: HR execs say AI-generated applications slow the hiring process AI is adding complexity to the hiring process, according to a new survey from Robert Half Reality bites: The new anatomy of value Professor Ramesh Venkat on how rising food prices, an increased focus on health and AI are redefining value and shopping habits Bring in the bots: How AI is changing the way people shop Retailers are launching AI initiatives that are poised to transform the grocery shopping experience 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 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 Loblaw and OpenAI partner to integrate PC Express into ChatGPT Consumers can explore, curate and shop in one seamless experience 1 2 Next Last