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Conservative leader Andrew Scheer says his party's climate plan will aim to hit Canada's promised greenhouse-gas emissions targets but the party will not say whether that means all of the emissions cuts it wants to count will actually happen here.

For all of the talk about online shopping, physical stores still play a major role in most people's path to purchase, according to a new survey by Retail Me Not Inc., conducted by Kelton Global.

A survey by NeonPlus found that 64% of customers are more attracted to stores that have eye-catching illuminated digital signage.The UK-based company surveyed 1,000 people by showing them a  selection of store signage and asking which was more appealing and best grabbed their attention, according to a press release.Cutting through the clutter competing for consumers' attention isn't easy.

Gen Z is challenging today’s product offering in convenience stores.

There is no doubt that becoming a parent influences an individual’s needs, priorities and food choices—perhaps more than any other life milestone.

A report from The Retail Council of Canada maintains that Ontario’s new alcohol laws allowing people to buy booze at more locations will stimulate the economy, create new jobs and bring down the price of alcohol.The Spring 2019 Retail Perspectives report delves into deregulation of the alcohol market in British Columbia and notes that liquor licensing a grocery store increases store sales by an estimated $880,000.The report states: “That number is significant, in part because of just how under served the Ontario market is.

Not all that long ago, tobacco was the staple for c-stores across Canada.

In the wake of the Health Canada's new legislation, Imperial Tobacco is coming out swinging, calling plain packaging a “nanny state” approach that does little to change consumer behaviour.“We remain shocked that despite all of the evidence, the Government of Canada is moving ahead with bad public policy,” said Eric Gagnon, head of corporate and regulatory affairs at Imperial Tobacco Canada.  “The experience of other countries demonstrates that plain packaging does not change consumer behaviour and that it’s a proven way to fuel an already booming illegal tobacco market in Canada.”Imperial Tobacco points out 20 percent of the market remains controlled by illegal operators and criminal organizations selling products outside of any regulatory framework and untaxed (depriving Canadian governments of more than $2 billion in tax revenue every year).“The illegal tobacco problem in Canada is poised to get much worse now that it will be impossible to differentiate between a legal and illegal product.  Not only has the federal government had its head in the sand for long enough when it comes to illegal tobacco, they have facilitated the thriving illegal market by allowing illegal operators unfettered access to the Canadian market,” says Gagnon. “The RCMP have stated that there are 50 illegal factories operating in Canada and 175 criminal gangs involved in the illegal trafficking of tobacco, and the feds have done nothing about it.  They now need to step up and address the issue they created themselves.”Still, plain packing continues to gain traction around the globe.