Canadians struggling with rising food costs look for local assistance "There's no way our food charity system can deal with this problem” Shopify CEO announces plan to lay off 10% of staff In a blog post, Tobi Lutke said the company over estimated COVID's impact on e-commerce Flow Alkaline Spring Water names new CFO Trent MacDonald takes over for Devan Pennell who is now chief strategy officer Summer drought may lead to mustard shortages, higher prices The majority of the world's mustard seeds are grown in the Canadian Prairies, where hot weather has damaged crops Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta is leaving the company CEO Fidji Simo will take over as chair of the board of governors Consumers lean on loyalty programs to help manage inflation Customers are redeeming points to manage the cost of gas and groceries Retail sales rose 2.2% in May: Statistics Canada Higher sales at food and beverage stores helped boost results to $62.2 billion Nature’s Emporium kicks off Local Love: Farm Edition 2022 The annual event highlights farmers, brands and producers along with the benefits of shopping local Good news on the horizon for food inflation. Sort of Supply-chain challenges are improving, the Ukraine war shock has stabilized and higher interest rates make for cheaper imports. Just don’t expect much relief at the till soon Grocery shoppers are ready for samples again: Study A new survey of more than 3,000 shoppers finds an average of 91% of consumers are willing to accept a free sample First Previous 246 247 248 249 250 Next Last
