Tax holiday boosting spending at retailers, restaurants: industry groups Boxing Day in particular is expected to get a boost, expert says Canadian retail sales up 0.6% in October, buoyed by vehicle purchases Food and beverage retailers saw the biggest drop in October Metro reports corporate responsibility achievements for 2024 Grocer’s update highlights procurement and sustainability initiatives Food insecurity, Ozempic, the Loblaw boycott and more of the biggest food stories of 2024 Dalhousie’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab releases annual review Postal employees head back to work as union challenges strike intervention Canadian Union of Postal Workers is challenging the intervention into the strike Canada’s quarterly population growth hits slowest pace since early 2022 Country's population is estimated to have reached roughly 41.5 million people Canada’s inflation rate down a tick to 1.9% in November Grocery prices continued to grow faster than overall prices Grocery categories help lift Costco’s Q1 sales Club store operator reports boost in same-store sales and earnings, as customers demonstrate ongoing resilience Sobeys parent company Empire to open more new stores next year Medline says grocer is ‘bullish’ on Quebec and its Farm Boy and Longo’s banners PHOTO GALLERY: Farm Boy’s new one-stop Toronto shop New Leaside location offers an enhanced range of fresh items, frozen and grocery products, everyday non-food essentials and international offerings 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
