CICC raises concerns about federal government’s GST holiday plansThe temporary nature of the holiday does not meaningfully address affordability for customers, convenience stores, CICC says. Unilever pausing plan to sell ice cream business to private equity Maker of such favourites as Ben & Jerry’s will seek to spin off ice cream unit in separate company. Federal government plans to give $250 cheques to millions of Canadians, cut GST GST break will apply to a number of items including beer and wine. Funding for family buyout of Seven & i likely to be secured by end of December Reuters says funding for buyout will involve Japan's three largest lenders. CICC releases new study on contraband tobacco in Canada Study finds the illicit tobacco market is booming, and in some cases surpassing legal sales. Grocery and drugstore retailer Metro reports $219.9M fourth-quarter profit Food same-store sales were up 2.2% in the fourth quarter, with online food sales up 27.6%. Highlights from the 2024 Coffee Association of Canada Conference Industry leaders gather to discuss big issues and opportunities for those who harvest, roast and sell coffee. Pringles Canada continues partnership with Movember Mr. P embraces the Movember tradition of shaving his iconic moustache to raise awareness about men’s mental health. Canada’s inflation rate ticks back up to 2% in October, StatCan says A major driving factor of the uptick in headline inflation was gasoline prices. Small grocers challenge rule requiring them to recycle beverage alcohol containers A big bone of contention is the lack of available retail footprint to make it work, as well as extra staff they would have to hire. 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
