Friday Briefs: Healthy Planet named Organic Retailer of the Year; Farm Boy’s Fan Faves Quick bites to catch you up on the past week Canada’s unemployment rate jumps to 6.1% in March as job growth comes to a halt Rise in the jobless rate driven by an increase of people searching for work or temporarily laid off Former Nestlé exec Steve Fox, Loblaw's Frank Gambioli join Food Industry Association executive committee Nominations are now open for the association's 2024 Golden Pencil awards! Metro partners with Too Good To Go in Quebec Announcement follows last fall's pilot project Dollarama reports increased profit as it attracts budget-conscious customers Sales totalled $1.64 billion Peninsula Co-op inks deal to buy Metro Liquor store Co-operative looks to establish itself as a 'meaningful' player in the retail liquor space Is Amazon Fresh saying goodbye to Just Walk Out technology? Retailer is changing its focus as it prepares to open new grocery stores in U.S. Sponsored From chaos to competitive edge: Doug Stephens explores retail’s next big leap Futurist Doug Stephens on retail’s new and bold era of competitive advantage Grocery code of conduct won't drive prices higher, Sobeys chief executive says There’s no code without all the retailers, Michael Medline says Trudeau announces national school food program to feed 400,000 more kids per year Ottawa plans to spend $1 billion over the next five years on the program First Previous 105 106 107 108 109 Next Last