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. Opportunity barks?Retailers should consider several factors and clearly communicate policies when deciding whether or not to welcome dogs into their convenience stores. Itochu pulls out of Seven & i Holdings buyout efforts Couche-Tard maintains interest in taking on Seven & i Holdings. Ontario to increase provincial fee on breweries in April Ontario Craft Brewers association is asking the provincial government to scrap the increase. 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. 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. Grocers stocking up on Canadian, international suppliers as shoppers avoid American In the produce aisle, where Canada is particularly reliant on U.S. imports, suppliers are already diversifying. Check out the CCA Agenda for the 2025 Convenience U CARWACS Show! Join industry peers for two days of speaker insights, education sessions and best practices for Canada’s car wash industry. Canada strikes back Amid ongoing tariff threats, retailers and companies take steps to turn lemons into lemonade, taking the opportunity to celebrate their Canadian-ness and educate consumers. Looking to identify and shop Canadian products? There's an app for that Apps helping a growing number of shoppers buy Canadian as U.S. tariffs threat looms over Canada. First Previous 19 20 21 22 23 Next Last