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Metro signs on to the Canada Grocery Code of Conduct - Grocery Business Magazine
Metro Inc. has signed on to the Grocery Code of Conduct, joining several other retailers who recently signed on, including Pattison Group, Sobeys, Loblaw, Walmart, Costco as well as independent […]
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December 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Food prices will rise nearly 6% in 2026: Food Report - Grocery Business Magazine
Food prices 27% higher than they were five years and families will be spending close to $1,000 more in 2026 The Canada’s Food Price Report 2026 forecasts another year of […]
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December 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Shoppers Drug Mart appoints Gregers Wedell-Wedellsborg as Shoppers Drug Mart president - Grocery Business Magazine
Shoppers Drug Mart has named Gregers Wedell-Wedellsborg president of Shoppers Drug Mart. Wedell-Wedellsborg, who is based in Denmark and will be relocating to Canada, has extensive knowledge in the he...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Loblaw Q3 performance reflects shopper shift to value, fuels continued expansion plans - Grocery Business Magazine
Loblaw Companies Limited reported revenue of $19.3 billion, an increase of $857 million or 4.6 per cent with single-digit growth for same-store sales for drug retail (4.0 per cent) and […]
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November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Pierre St-Laurent to lead Empire Company as president and CEO - Grocery Business Magazine
Pierre St-Laurent has been named president and CEO of Empire Company of Canada, succeeding Michael Medline, who announced his plan to retire in May, 2026. A 34-year veteran of Empire, […]
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November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue in US$48.7B deal - Grocery Business Magazine
Kimberly-Clark says it is buying Kenvue in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about US$48.7 billion. The deal will create one of the largest CPG companies in North America and will […]
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November 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Grocery industry leaders from Metro, Costco, Vince's Market recognized with Canadian Italian business awards - Grocery Business Magazine
The Italian Chamber of Commerce of Ontario Canada (ICCO) and its 2025 ICCO Unico Primo Pentola d’Or Awards has recognized grocery industry leaders as visionaries and innovators who help preserve […]
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October 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Read the new issue of Grocery Business!
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Grocery Business Magazine - September/October 2025 - page1
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October 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Loblaw Hard Discount: Doubling down on discount as retailer continues expansion - Grocery Business Magazine
Loblaw’s Hard Discount Division continues its rapid expansion across Canada. Within the past few days, it opened two No Frills, one in B.C. and one in Ontario and another Maxi […]
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September 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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September 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Metro announces executive leadership changes - Grocery Business Magazine
Metro Inc. has announced organizational changes among its executive leadership team. The changes are part of the company’s succession planning and are effective September 29, 2025. Quebec Division Loï...
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September 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Kraft Heinz confirms split into two companies - Grocery Business Magazine
Kraft Heinz has confirmed it is splitting into two companies. Grocery Business had reported earlier it was nearing a deal to do so. The company has not confirmed the names […]
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September 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Retail veteran, former Loblaw exec Mike Motz named CEO of Walgreens - Grocery Business Magazine
Mike Motz, a retail veteran who served as president of Shoppers Drug Mart between 2015 and 2017, and COO of Loblaw Companies (2018-2019), has been named CEO of U.S. pharmacy […]
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August 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Weston-controlled Wittington Investments supporting Canadian food producers with new $100M fund - Grocery Business Magazine
Wittington Investments, the Weston family holding company for Loblaw, is launching a $100-million fund to back food producers in Canada, according to an August 28 report by The Globe and […]
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August 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Walmart Canada Q2 Fiscal 2026: Food, consumables lead sales growth, e-comm sales up 24% - Grocery Business Magazine
While Walmart earnings and profit outlook missed forecasts in its second quarter, fiscal 2026, sales topped forecasts, with Canada seeing continued strength in food and consumables with comparable sal...
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August 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Inside the 103rd FreshCo in Ontario
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FreshCo opens 103rd Ontario store in Owen Sound - Grocery Business Magazine
Empire Company is continuing to forge ahead with its discount banner FreshCo, opening its 103rd Ontario store on August 20, 2025 in Owen Sound. Earlier in August, it opened its […]
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August 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Chandra Nath Kumar named market head at Nestlé Canada, succeeds John Carmichael who returns to the U.S. - Grocery Business Magazine
Chandra Nath Kumar has been tapped to lead Nestlé Canada as market head, succeeding John Carmichael, who plans to return to the U.S. and take on a new role outside […]
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August 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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August 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Grocery Business names Thomas Longo and Joe Fusco of Longo’s 2025 Produce Innovators - Grocery Business Magazine
Thomas Longo, director of produce and floral, and Joe Fusco, vice president of merchandising, Longo’s, are this year’s Grocery Business Innovator in Produce recipients. The two, along with the Longo’s...
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August 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Venessa Yates, president and CEO of Walmart Canada, will share her insights on supplier partnerships, retail growth and more at the Retail Council of Canada's In Conversation with Retail Leaders. Register for the supplier-only event. www.retailcouncil.org/events/in-co...
July 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Couche-Tard pulls bid to acquire 7-Eleven parent company - Grocery Business Magazine
Alimentation Couche-Tard says it’s withdrawn its proposal to acquire Seven & i Holdings Co., parent company of the convenience store chain 7-Eleven due to “a lack of constructive engagement,” it […]
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July 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Georgia Main Food Group to close Asian grocery store Meiga in Port Moody, B.C. - Grocery Business Magazine
Georgia Main Food Group (GMFG) says it’s closing the Port Moody Meiga Supermarket. The company debuted the new Asian grocery store in 2024. The company says it will continue to […]
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July 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Loblaw opens four discount stores across Canada in one day - Grocery Business Magazine
Loblaw continues its rapid hard discount expansion with the opening of four stores in one day in Quebec, Ontario and B.C. “These openings demonstrate our commitment to ensuring Canadians have […]
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July 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Kraft Heinz planning split up of businesses - Grocery Business Magazine
Kraft Heinz is planning to break itself up according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and other business news sources. The company is planning to spin off a large […]
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July 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM