Canadian Grocer’s most-read stories for the first half of 2026 Rounding up the top 10 most popular news and features of the year so far This week in grocery news: Loblaws City Market, Longo's, T&T, No Frills and more expand Here’s what you might have missed Economic growth expected to hit 0.7% in 2026, rebounding to 2% in 2027, Deloitte says Trade tensions, energy costs, supply chain pressures and lower confidence weighing on the economy CPMA looks to address food loss and waste in produce supply chain Organization calls for greater industry-government collaboration Pattison Food Group partners with Dematic to deploy automated fulfillment solutions at B.C. distribution centre Partnership supports scalable grocery distribution operations across Western Canada Empire's Sandra Sanderson is Canadian Grocer's 2026 Star Women in Grocery Icon Award recognizes one woman for leadership and contributions to the Canadian grocery industry Manitoba eyes shrinkflation law, grocery store in downtown Winnipeg Announcement follows the release of a study that analyzed grocery pricing in the province Walmart Canada opens fulfillment centre in Ontario Milton Walmart Fulfillment Centre spans 750,000 square feet Alimentation Couche-Tard finds upside in 'volatile' gas market: CEO Laval, Que.-based company's fourth quarter revenue totalled $19.49 billion Okanagan Specialty Fruits founder buys back company Neal Carter regains ownership of business as it marks 30th anniversary 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
