Operations

Focus is on clean transportation; energy efficiency; renewable energy; pollution prevention and control; sustainable water and wastewater management in car washes; and green buildings.

Businesses that have struggled during the pandemic are willing to use brand recognition to advance an important message.

The co-directors of McGill University’s Retail Innovation Lab explore how new technologies and shifting consumer behaviours are converging to revolutionize the retail experience.

OLG updates its Retailer Policy Manual to accommodate for payouts on debit or credit, effective June 1, 2021. 

U.S.-based Wawa experiments with new store concept.

The frictionless technology, called Amazon One, lets shoppers scan the palm of their hand and connect it to a credit card or Amazon account. After the initial set up, shoppers can scan their hand at the register to pay for groceries without having to open their wallets.

Program launched in Sweden, with plans to expand it across the Circle K network in the next few years.

In February, Metro started ramping up operations in its new semi-automated produce distribution centre in Toronto.