Tom Venetis

Contributing columnist, 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. The former associate editor of Convenience Store News Canada and OCTANE Magazine, is now a freelance contributor and author of the Charging Ahead Column. Tom is also an avid book and jazz and classical record collector.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

4/8/2024
Tim Hortons launches Drinkware Collection
Collection comes in several colour combinations and sizes.

Tom Venetis
4/2/2024
Changed media landscape is changing loyalty programs
Dover Fueling Solutions User Conference focuses on how to personalize loyalty programs to drive sales.

Tom Venetis
4/2/2024
Robin Poulain joins Conagra Brands Canada
Poulain previously worked at Kind.

Tom Venetis
4/2/2024
Ask the Expert: How can AI surveillance modernize inventory management for c-stores?
Convenience stores, with their diverse assortment of goods, present a particularly complex environment for inventory control.

Tom Venetis
4/2/2024
Couche-Tard wins Gallup workplace award
Third consecutive year that Couche-Tard has received the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award.

Tom Venetis
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