Michelle Warren

VP of Content, Editorial Director, Convenience Group

Author Profile

Michelle Warren is Editor + Associate Publisher, Convenience Store News Canada + OCTANE, as well as the CCentral.ca website, All Convenience and All OCTANE Newsletters. She joined EnsembleIQ in 2021, after more than decade as a freelance business and design journalist, contributing to major newspapers, magazines and news websites across Canada, the U.S. and Ireland, including House & Home, Style at Home, Profit, Marketing Magazine, MoneySense and more. She has also worked at the Toronto Star and The Sunday Business Post in Dublin. At EnsembleIQ, Michelle manages the Star Women in Convenience Awards, the CSNC Impact Awards and the Future Leaders in Convenience + Car Wash Awards. Follow Michelle on LinkedIn.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

11/25/2021
B.C. floods reveal fragile food supply chains: 4 ways to manage the crisis now and in the future
A hangover from the pandemic, a new bout of panic buying could significantly stress our already strained food supply chains due to ongoing global supply chain disruptions.

Michelle Warren
11/25/2021
Update on Grocery Code of Conduct
Government wants progress by December and concrete elements by March.

Michelle Warren
11/24/2021
PepsiCo Foundation contributes to B.C. flood relief and recovery efforts
Grant to Canadian Red Cross will help carry out activities in and beyond the region.

Michelle Warren
11/23/2021
Alimentation Couche Tard CEO optimistic worst of labour shortages is behind it
The company says it faced a 7.7% increase in operating expenses in its latest quarter, including about 2% for employee retention measures.

Michelle Warren
11/22/2021
CICC announces Frontline Heroes Awards winners
Event honours 7 essential workers for going above and beyond during the pandemic. Here are their stories.

Michelle Warren
11/22/2021
7-Eleven expands on-demand alcohol delivery to more than 1,200 U.S. stores
Retailer teams up with Drizly, an Uber company, after successful pilot.

Michelle Warren
11/22/2021
Parkland donates $100,000 to support B.C.'s flood response efforts
The company operates more than 270 convenience and fuel retail locations across the province.

Michelle Warren
11/22/2021
Alimentation Couche Tard boosts dividend even as profits slip in latest quarter
Like others, convenience giants faces unprecedented labour and supply chain challenges.

Michelle Warren
11/21/2021
Coffee talk: An interview with Coffee Association of Canada president Robert Carter
From capitalizing on key trends to selecting a coffee program partner, Carter shares insights into how the convenience channel can become a coffee destination.

Michelle Warren
11/21/2021
A bear walks into a convenience store...
It may sound like the beginning of a joke, but for employees at a California 7-Eleven, it was no laughing matter. Watch the video.

Michelle Warren
11/21/2021
Couche-Tard hosts official opening of Retail Innovation Lab at McGill
Frictionless store debuted in January and is a testing ground for innovation.

Michelle Warren
11/21/2021
Court of Appeal upholds Quebec law restricting advertising of vaping products
Decision based largely on concerns about youth vaping rates.

Michelle Warren