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

4/1/2024
Grocery code of conduct won't drive prices higher, Sobeys chief executive says
Proponents of the code say it will help level the playing field for suppliers and smaller grocery retailers by introducing rules for negotiations between industry players.

Tom Venetis
4/1/2024
Ontario and federal minimum wages increasing
Ontario's minimum wage will rise later this year to $17.20 an hour.

Tom Venetis
4/1/2024
Ontario 2024 budget adds funds to help combat youth vaping
Ontario schools will get money to add vaping detectors in school bathrooms.

Tom Venetis
3/31/2024
Spring carbon-pricing increase takes effect April 1
Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you.

Tom Venetis
3/31/2024
Guests order 35% more items per check through first-party online ordering platforms
Paytronix study finds mobile apps generate 34% of all digital orders and higher customer lifetime value.

Tom Venetis
3/26/2024
Dover Fueling Solutions User Conference puts focus on customer relationships, AI
Technology, customer demands are driving operations to change how they operate and interact with customers.

Tom Venetis
3/25/2024
Tim Hortons adds new retro-inspired merchandise in celebration of its anniversary
New merchandise plays with theme of modern nostalgia, vintage colour palettes and logo from company's past.

Tom Venetis
3/24/2024
Rabba joins with Burnbrae Farms and Maple Leaf Foods to support Food Banks Mississauga
Rabba delivered 5,400 eggs and 250 lbs. of ham in preparation for the holiday season.

Tom Venetis
3/21/2024
Canadian retailers are catching up to global peers on seamless commerce, KPMG report finds
Canada emerges fourth among eight countries in KPMG International report on future of seamless commerce.

Tom Venetis
3/21/2024
FreeWire’s Accelerate Program to help c-stores host ultrafast EV Chargers
Program looks to accelerate EV acceptance and drive in-store traffic and revenues for convenience stores.

Tom Venetis