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CFIG in the news – March 2015

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Globe & Mail "Supplier Squeeze: Loblaw in the spotlight over pricing practices" Competition Bureau sets stiff limits in Loblaw’s deal for Shoppers Small grocers pan LCBO Express plan Newstalk 1010…

Mar 19

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Buy-Low Foods in New Westminster opens

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The Surrey-based chain will open its 25th store in the province of B.C.

Mar 19

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Top 10 Most Innovative Products from Grocery Innovations Canada 2014

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TORONTO - The environment seems to be top of mind for Canadian grocers with a recyclable compost bin and single-serve coffee cups snagging spots on a top 10 list of…

Mar 19

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Colemans warms up customers at Winter Carnival Chili Cook

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The 44th annual Corner Brook Winter Carnival kicked off on Friday, February 20, with the flag raising ceremony at City Hall. Colemans, a bronze sponsor supplied hot chocolate to those…

Mar 19

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Who’s driving fresh consumption? Millennials and Gen Z

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Research firm NPD Group found that the consumption of fresh foods grew by 20% to more than 100 billion eatings from 2003-2013, driven primarily by Generation Z and Millennials. According…

Mar 19

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Top technologies changing the way we shop

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From checking out using your smartphone to technology that reduces out of stocks, here's a glance into what could be coming to a store near you. 1.Toshiba TCxAmplify: allows you…

Mar 19

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Top health & food trends in 2015

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What's going to be tops in health in 2015? Healthy is king, as are clean ingredients. Diet is a dirty word among consumers as it's more about lifestyle, according to research…

Mar 19

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CFIG Member Spotlight: Dave Powell, Powell’s Supermarket

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With his family opening its first grocery store in 1955, the head of Powell’s Supermarkets says he’s been working in the business since he was a toddler. “I did everything…

Mar 19

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Lower prices at the pump have limited impact on grocers

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Sliding Canadian dollar and rising import costs represent bigger issues for 2015

Mar 19

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Understanding halal: Five ways to better serve this growing demographic

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Salima Jivraj wasn’t always a foodie, but exposure to the President’s Choice test kitchen when she worked in marketing at Loblaw fired up her gustatory curiosity. There was just one…

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CFIG in the news – March 2015

Buy-Low Foods in New Westminster opens

Top 10 Most Innovative Products from Grocery Innovations Canada 2014

Colemans warms up customers at Winter Carnival Chili Cook

Who’s driving fresh consumption? Millennials and Gen Z

Top technologies changing the way we shop

Top health & food trends in 2015

CFIG Member Spotlight: Dave Powell, Powell’s Supermarket

Lower prices at the pump have limited impact on grocers

Understanding halal: Five ways to better serve this growing demographic

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