Retailers and brands celebrate 2026 FIFA World Cup Healthy Planet, Lay’s, President's Choice and others help build hype around the tournament Health and beauty brief: Clarins opens longevity research centre, Empire looks to grow Lawtons Your regular wrap on the personal care, cosmetics and wellness categories This week in grocery news: Empire’s Q4 results, No Frills’ milestone Here’s what you might have missed Statistics Canada reports retail sales up 0.5% at $73 billion in April Sales at food and beverage retailers dropped 2% Empire to open 70 new grocery stores over next three years Majority of stores will be discount supermarkets Empire reports Q4 profit and revenue up from year ago, raises quarterly dividend Sales for the quarter came to $7.81 billion Dollarama partners with BMO's Blue Rewards Blue Rewards (formerly Air Miles) members can now earn points at the retailer Single Canadians pay more for groceries than shared households: Interac survey New research finds single Canadians spend about $102 a week on groceries Fairfax signs all-cash offer to buy wine producer Andrew Peller Deal is expected to close in 2026 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
