Tom Venetis

Associate Editor, Convenience Store News Canada + OCTANE

Author Profile

Tom Venetis is a 30+ year journalism veteran, starting as a business reporter with Canadian Press and later went on to cover Canada’s fast-growing technology business sector in the 90s and early 2000s for many B2B and news organizations. He is now a respected automotive business writer and commentator, appearing on CBC Radio and is now associate editor of Convenience Store News Canada and Octane Magazine. Tom is also an avid book and jazz and classical record collector.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

12/7/2025
LCBO president and CEO to retire in the new year
George Soleas to retire in January after nearly a decade at the helm of the government-owned liquor retailer and wholesaler.

Tom Venetis
12/7/2025
Conagra Brands Canada raises holiday funds for the United Way
Conagra Brands Canada’s United for Change 2025 raises nearly $45K for United Way.

Tom Venetis
12/7/2025
Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate, move to sidelines after an uncertain 2025
The Bank of Canada lowered its key rate by a quarter point four times this year.

Tom Venetis
12/7/2025
Fake Viagra and Cialis seized from Rocky Convenience in Toronto, Ontario
Health Canada says if purchased to stop using the products and safely dispose of the product.

Tom Venetis
12/4/2025
Energy regulator cancels New Brunswick gas price cuts promised by Liberal government
The tax, introduced in 2022, passes the costs of federal clean fuel regulations for refiners and retailers onto consumers.

Tom Venetis
12/4/2025
Canada added 54,000 jobs in November, unemployment rate drops to 6.5%: StatCan
Most of November’s job gain was concentrated in part-time work, StatCan said.

Tom Venetis
12/3/2025
Imperial Tobacco Canada calls for action on illegal nicotine pouch sales
Company says government must allow approved Health Canada authorized nicotine pouches to be sold where adult smokers shop.

Tom Venetis
12/3/2025
Average family expected to spend $994 more on food next year: report
The growth in food prices next year is expected even as trade-related price pressures continue to decrease.

Tom Venetis
12/2/2025
NRS partners with NationsBenefits to boost independent retailers
Partnership lets independent retailers using the NRS POS to accept NationsBenefits OTC Flex Cards with one tap.

Tom Venetis
12/2/2025
Shopper Marketing Media, Datalytica and CICC launch the State of the Industry Report Digital Companion
CICC says real-time data helps its members ‘navigate the economic headwinds of the Canadian economy in the future.’

Tom Venetis