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…
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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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Moncion Grocers Petawawa Market faces interesting challenges in a town centred around a Canadian Army base
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(Toronto) Media reports today indicate that a plan to allow the sale of beer and wine exclusively in “large supermarkets” is being seriously considered by some in the Ontario government. Independent grocers…
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It was 47 years ago that Jim Pattison received an unsolicited phone call from a stranger that caused him to buy Overwaitea Foods. The then-39-year-old entrepreneur was working at his Vancouver…
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The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG) offers a library of online courses tailored for the independent retailer. The training program provides a balanced course catalog, along with certifications for…