This week in grocery news: U.S. declines CUSMA renewal; new Walmart, Maxi and Pharmaprix stores

Get up to speed with our rundown of the biggest news stories of the past week. 

U.S. not renewing CUSMA

The United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the U.S. is not renewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement "in its current form." Read more

Walmart Supercentre to open in Ottawa

In 2027, the retailer will become the anchor tenant of the Place d’Orléans shopping centre, taking the 115,000 square-foot space formerly occupied by Hudson’s Bay. Read more 

Maxi and Pharmaprix stores planned for Quebec

The stores, representing a multi-million dollar investment, will be part of a new commercial development in Victoriaville. Read more

Produce under pressure: CPMA’s Ron Lemaire on CUSMA

As the U.S. declines to extend the trade deal, Lemaire discusses challenges and opportunities. Read more 

How Canada’s food strategy could reshape competition in the grocery sector

We spoke to experts about the federal government’s new national food security strategy. Read more 

Grocery code office appoints independent chair

The Office of the Grocery Sector Code of Conduct has appointed Cathy Loblaw as independent chair of its board of directors, effective July 1. Read more 

At the table with Farm Boy's Josh Drache

For the first edition of Canadian Grocer's new Mealtime Memories series, we spoke to Drache about the meals that shaped him. Read more

With files from The Canadian Press

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