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  • Pot luck: Selling cannabis accessories

    When the Cannabis Act was passed in 2018, the stigma around pot use started to subside and opened up new doors for convenience stores to stock accessories for their customers and grab a slice of a robust market—once the domain of smoke, aka head, shops.  It’s a natural fit for convenience stores, according to Patrick Vandermeulen, retail advisor, Canadian Lumber, a Nova Scotia-based company selling rolling papers made without allergens, bleach and other chemicals.“This is a great opportunity for c-stores.
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  • Consumer insights: Coping through food

    As Canadians entered 2020, they could not have foreseen what the new decade would bring.
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  • Insights and lessons from pandemic snacking trends

    Increased home time, family time, leisure screen time, stress and near 24/7 access to our pantries, have all translated into a rise in snacking, as Canadian consumers reach for treats and comfort foods
  • Product of the Year Canada now accepting entries

    Product of the Year is the world’s largest consumer-voted award for product innovation.
  • Ottawa's vaping ad regulations kick in Friday

    Ottawa’s new rules restricting the promotion of vaping products are set to take effect this Friday (Aug.
  • The latest vaping news

    As a category, vaping is in flux, with new rules and regulations rolling out across the country in 2020.
  • B.C.'s new vaping rules a blow to c-stores

    The British Columbia government is moving ahead with regulations designed to making vaping less appealing for young people by restricting the availability of vaping products in convenience stores.During a news conference last week, the province’s Health Minister Adrian Dix said the sale of flavoured nicotine vapour products will be restricted to adult-only shops: “We have the power to restrict flavours.
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