Canadian Grocer's top 10 stories in March 2019

Here's a look at the most-read stories in March
at CanadianGrocer.com:

The 2018 Annual Market Survey
From trade spats to rising labour costs, the grocery industry was hit with a few challenges last year. How well did grocers fare? All is revealed in our annual market survey.
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Tomorrow's shopper
In our March/April issue we look at five consumer trends that will shape grocery in the future, and how retailers can respond to these shifts today.
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Out-of-stocks cost retailers $63 billion in sales: Field Agent
New research from Field Agent finds customer loyalty is tested when products aren't available.
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Industry news: Walmart’s departing CTO and Giant Tiger’s newest store
A quick look at the comings and goings in the grocery industry.
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Weston family, Pattison, Coutu make Forbes billionaires list
Forbes magazine published its annual ranking of global billionaires and five Canadians from the food/grocery industry made the list.
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Sunterra Markets partners with Arlene Dickinson’s District Ventures
The Calgary food retailer opened a 2,800-sq.-ft. space in the city’s West Hillhurst neighbourhood that features products developed out of Arlene Dickinson's business accelerator.
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Janes chicken strips added to food recall
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) updated a recall to cover chicken strips and chicken burgers because they may contain salmonella.
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Chalo FreshCo opens newest store in Brampton, Ont.
Sobeys' South Asian grocery chain brings it store count in the Greater Toronto Area to four.
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Dairy Farmers pulls print ad following complaints
Animal rights groups contend the ad copy--“There are zero growth hormones in milk produced in Canada. Like, none.”--is misleading because milk contains a natural growth hormone.
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Empire slowly ‘gaining market share’ after years of decline
“We’ve gone from losing a lot of market share to stabilizing to beginning to gain some market share back, which is a big turn in a short period of time,” said Michael Medline, Empire’s CEO, during a conference call with analysts.
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