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Jan 31

Tips on Click and Collect

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Progressive Grocer's Randy Hofbauer outlines things to consider when looking at click and collect service. Figure out its purpose: After a grocer has taken the time to talk with customers, the customer service…

Jan 22

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Attend Western Canada's premier grocery show! Register early and save! Grocery & Specialty Food West takes place at the Vancouver Convention Centre West on April 23 & 24, 2018 -…

Jan 12

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Response from Competition Bureau to CFIG’s Open Letter

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Read letter from the Competition Bureau https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canadian-federation-of-independent-grocers---open-letter-to-the-competition-bureau-of-canada-665739113.html TORONTO, Dec. 21, 2017 /CNW/ - Mr. John Pecman, Commissioner, Competition Bureau Canada 50 Victoria Street, Gatineau, Quebec K1A OC9 Dear Mr. Pecman: The announcement yesterday by…

Jan 12

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Save-On Foods offers $25 rebate

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Save-On-Foods president Darrell Jones told Canadian Grocer magazine the company’s plan to offer a $25 gift card to customers who might have been impacted by a 14-year bread price-fixing scheme…

Jan 12

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Loblaws’ price-fixing may have cost you at least $400: Maclean’s report

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Maclean's magazine report goes over bread prices to see that it was a lucrative product, not loss leader for many years in supermarkets over 14 years. The report noted that…

Jan 05

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PC brand Sweet Chipotle Prepared Mustard may be unsafe due to possible presence of glass

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OTTAWA, January 5, 2018 – Loblaw Companies Limited is recalling one specific lot code of PC brand Sweet Chipotle Prepared Mustard from the marketplace due to the possible presence of…

Jan 03

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Min. wage hikes could cost Canada’s economy 60,000 jobs by 2019: Bank of Canada

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Minimum wage hikes across Canada this year could cost about 60,000 jobs by 2019, the Bank of Canada says in a new report. READ BANK OF CANADA REPORT HERE As of…

Jan 03

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Independents Supporting Toonies for Tummies

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Toonies for Tummies, which is managed by The Grocery Foundation, is supported by CFIG and many of its members. The program helps feed children in Ontario and in Western Canada.…

Jan 02

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Ontario’s Minimum Wage is Now $14 an Hour

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Starting today, people across Ontario will see their wages rise $14 an hour as the new general minimum wage takes effect. This change will help workers and their families who…