Marketing Tactics

Retail Council of Canada is cancelling spring in-person events and postponing STORE 2020.

Consumers on the go are turning to quick and easy food options outside of restaurantsSupermarkets and convenience stores are turning to foodservice to drive growth and keep pace with multitasking consumers looking for easy meals on the fly.

Ready Training Online (RTO) provides online training solutions for the convenience, restaurant, and retail industries, has created a free seven-minute training module on how to help prevent the spread of illness and disease in your business.

Robust sales of jerky, sticks and bars give snack-lovin’ Canadians plenty to chew on Meat snacks are taking a big bite out of the snack category for convenience stores.

Lottery and convenience go hand-in-hand.

Industry initiative is raising money for the Canadian Spinal Research Organization During The Convenience U CARWACS Show in Toronto last week, attendees on the car wash side gathered to hear Karen Smith, compliance and training manager at Valet Car Wash, discuss Safety Inspections and how operators can prepare to keep their site safe for customers and employees - it was a fitting segue to discuss the industry-wide fundraising initiative.  Smith took close to 100 attendees through a full slate presentation (Compliance in the Workplace; Are you ready for an inspection) that covered all the bases.

Tim Hortons and McDonald's Canada are the latest coffee purveyors to stop accepting reusable mugs brought in by customers amid concerns about the novel coronavirus outbreak."We will continue to monitor the situation and plan to reintroduce the policy at a later time,'' wrote McDonald's Canada spokeswoman Veronica Bart in an email.Tim Hortons said in a statement that it has made the change after listening to its restaurant owners and comments from its customers, even though health officials have not recommended any changes to its current procedures.The temporary move follows similar decisions by Starbucks and The Second Cup Ltd.

As cigarette volumes continue to decline, Altria Group Inc.