PHOTO GALLERY: Day 2 of the 2025 Convenience U CARWACS focuses on AI, consumer confidence and community engagementPanelists looked at AI’s impact on the convenience market and how tariff uncertainty is hitting consumer confidence. Rabba announces $250,000 multi-year donation to Trillium Health PartnersRabba Fine Foods will also be making annual contributions over the next 10 years to THPF. Trump says threatened economy-wide tariffs will hit Canada, Mexico on Tuesday White House official confirmed on background Monday that the wording in the executive order means the tariffs would kick in at midnight. KPMG study finds Canadians want retailers to make it easier to support local businesses amid trade war threats Sizeable percentage of consumers have responded to the threats of U.S. tariffs with their wallets by choosing to buy Canadian. Maple Leaf Foods reports fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results Company says strong results lays groundwork for a ‘transformative year in 2025.’ Metro Inc. appoints Nicolas Amyot as chief financial officer Amyot succeeds François Thibault who announced his retirement last year. Danone launches Oikos Pro for Canada Danone’s popular Greek-style yogurt will come in six different flavour options under the Okios Pro label. Loblaw takes PC Optimum charge in Q4 as more customers redeem loyalty points Customers redeemed more than a billion dollars' worth of Optimum points in 2024. Statistics Canada reports December retail sales up 2.5% at $69.6B Momentum from the strong finish to 2024 appeared to evaporate as estimate for January pointed to a decline. What’s trending in sweet snacks Mini rice cake snacks are trending as a low-calorie snack, with conversations up 24% in the last three months and sales continuing to rise. First Previous 12 13 14 15 16 Next Last
