Consumer Attitudes & Behavior

Canada's growing food insecurity issue
StatsCan confirmed what most of us already know: Canada is becoming a hungrier place.According to a survey conducted by the federal agency in May, almost one in seven (14.6%) Canadians indicated they lived in a household where there was food insecurity in the past month.
Ban on vaping ads that can be seen by youth to take effect in August
Ottawa's new rules restricting the promotion of vaping products in places young people can access are set to come into effect next month.Health Canada published regulations July 8 prohibiting vaping advertisements in public spaces where youth may be exposed to them.The ban applies to all retail locations and online stores that sell e-cigarettes, except for adult-only establishments.The measures are set to take effect on Aug.

Coca-Cola discontinues Odwalla juice brand

Coca-Cola is shutting down Odwalla, its juice and smoothie brand, at the end of this month.
OCSA invites retailers to participate in tobacco survey

The Ontario Convenience Stores Association is conducting a survey to gather information to share with the Ontario Government in an effort to find solutions to illegal cigarettes, while understanding the importance of the tobacco business for convenience stores.
Ontario brewery employment triples in last decade amid craft beer growth

The Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing says the number of workers Ontario breweries employ has tripled in the last decade.
Grocery workers should be properly paid during pandemic, Trudeau says

Grocery store employees who continued to work during the COVID-19 pandemic are “heroes'' and should be properly compensated, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Friday.
Employee care key to brand reputation during COVID 19, consumer survey finds

As the COVID-19 pandemic shut down large parts of the economy and upended the way many companies do business, Canadian consumers were watching, and judging.
Statistics Canada says retail sales plunged 26.4% in April

Retail sales fell by more than a quarter in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Statistics Canada said Friday that they regained some of the lost ground in May.
Health and safety as important as customer service for shoppers

Health and safety protocols are the new standard for businesses, as provinces and municipalities begin to relax COVID-19 restrictions.
British Columbia expands gas-price tracking

Fuel prices will be tracked in four additional communities in B.C.

Consumer Attitudes & Behavior

Canada's growing food insecurity issue

Ban on vaping ads that can be seen by youth to take effect in August

Coca-Cola discontinues Odwalla juice brand

OCSA invites retailers to participate in tobacco survey

Ontario brewery employment triples in last decade amid craft beer growth

Grocery workers should be properly paid during pandemic, Trudeau says

Employee care key to brand reputation during COVID 19, consumer survey finds

Statistics Canada says retail sales plunged 26.4% in April

Health and safety as important as customer service for shoppers

British Columbia expands gas-price tracking