Grocers need to find a way to make inflation work for them and that means competing in the online market Retail food prices aren’t moving much. They’re barely higher than last year, up a modest 0.5 per cent. And according to Statistics Canada, prices dropped by 0.7 per cent over the winter months. U.S. grocers
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What Happens When a Retail Giant Flexes its Muscles
on November 17th, 2016
Food politics is usually a game of nuances. But in the battle between Walmart and Visa, nuances are few and far between. Visa is offering $10 to anyone in Manitoba who buys groceries using their Visa card. Walmart stopped accepting Visa as of Oct. 24 in the province. So the credit card company wants to
Walmart Plan To Increase Wages An Act Of Brilliance
on March 2nd, 2015
But fast-food industry – including McDonald’s – won’t be following in its footsteps any time soon Walmart shareholders were not overly thrilled to learn that the company was planning to increase the salaries of their poorly paid employees in the U.S. Known for its cost-cutting approach and shrewd management methods, the announcement came as a
The Grocery Store’s Slow Death
on October 20th, 2014
Large grocery stores will continue to exist for the foreseeable future, but their numbers will drop significantly For decades, Canadian consumers have been accustomed to the traditional grocery store where you purchase most of your groceries under one roof once a week or every other week. That model, which emerged in the 1960s, is under
