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

2/19/2025
Grocers stocking up on Canadian, international suppliers as shoppers avoid American
In the produce aisle, where Canada is particularly reliant on U.S. imports, suppliers are already diversifying.

Tom Venetis
2/18/2025
Check out the CCA Agenda for the 2025 Convenience U CARWACS Show!
Join industry peers for two days of speaker insights, education sessions and best practices for Canada’s car wash industry.

Tom Venetis
2/18/2025
Looking to identify and shop Canadian products? There's an app for that
Apps helping a growing number of shoppers buy Canadian as U.S. tariffs threat looms over Canada.

Tom Venetis
2/18/2025
Loblaw announces it will spend up to $10 billion to open new stores and renovate others
Company to open 80 new stores and renovate 300 grocery and pharmacy locations.

Tom Venetis
2/17/2025
MTY Food Group 'aggressively' looking for acquisitions, watching for tariffs
Interest in expansion comes as MTY and other restaurant businesses are fending off a series of headwinds.

Tom Venetis
2/17/2025
U.S. tariffs sour outlook for Canadian sugar and candy companies
Confectionery companies from across Canada weigh on.

Tom Venetis
2/17/2025
Economists more confident in Bank of Canada rate hold as inflation ticks up to 1.9%
Statistics Canada said without the federal tax break, overall inflation would have risen to 2.7%, up from 2.3% in December.

Tom Venetis
2/17/2025
Canadian International AutoShow 2025 once more comes to Toronto
Several automakers made their return, but few major announcements at this year’s show.

Tom Venetis
2/17/2025
Tims upgrades its classic Chocolate Chunk Cookie for customers
Larger cookie part of an ever-expanding lineup of new and limited-time offered menu items being added by Tim Hortons over the year.

Tom Venetis
2/13/2025
High Tide continues expanding with new location in Ontario
Downtown Hamilton is the 77th store for High Tide in the province.

Tom Venetis