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Demand for grocery delivery cools as food costs, inflation rise
DoorDash delivery driver loads a bag of groceries from Loblaws in this handout image. Courtesy of DoorDash
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Instacart adds Metro and Giant Tiger to its app as it aims to spur easing pandemic demand
Smartphone with displayed Instacart logo is seen in this illustration taken March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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10 kg of bananas instead of 10 bananas: Unwanted substitutions, mix-ups deter online grocery shoppers
People wearing masks shop at a grocery store in Moncton, N.B., on Wednesday, September, 22, 2021. Online grocery orders surged during the pandemic as Canadians heeded public health warnings to limit outings. As stores quickly ramped up online grocery and delivery services, shoppers largely tolerated product substitutions and mishaps.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Sobeys owner Empire Co. posts 15.4-per-cent profit gain despite shift in consumer habits
An employee works to put away shopping carts outside of Sobeys in New Minas, Nova Scotia during a snow storm on January 7, 2022. Meagan Hancock/The Globe and Mail
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DoorDash brings delivery-based DashMart grocery and convenience stores to Canada
A DoorDash delivery-based grocery and convenience store is shown in a handout. DoorDash has brought the stores, that make sales solely through an app, to Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-DoorDash Canada-Ryan Bolton **MANDATORY CREDIT**
advisor news
Advisors need to ‘dust off the old inflationary playbook’ as rising costs rattle clients
People wearing masks shop at a grocery store in Moncton, N.B., on Wednesday, September, 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Food inflation changing how Canadians shop, eat, grocers say
FILE PHOTO: A Loblaws store is pictured in Ottawa February 24, 2011. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (CANADA - Tags: BUSINESS)/File Photo
investment ideas
Krispy Kreme eyes new dough with confidential IPO filing
Krispy Kreme doughnuts pass under a waterfall of glaze Wednesday, March 22, 2000, in Union City, Calif.
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Retail magnate W. Galen Weston dies at age 80
Loblaws Chairman Galen Weston speaks during the company's Annual General Meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 30, 2003. (Donald Weber/The Globe & Mail)
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Sobeys owner joins food manufacturers urging Ottawa to adopt rules to govern grocers’ dealings with suppliers
Fauzia Tariq, a cashier, scans items at the Laird Sobeys at Leaside, on Nov 26 2020.
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Multiple bidders expected for Weston Foods
A delivery truck of Mexican bread maker Grupo Bimbo is pictured outside a convenience store in Monterrey, Mexico, August 8, 2018. Picture taken August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
world
Colorado grocery store shooting suspect charged with 10 counts of murder; police say he used a semi-automatic rifle
Police guard people evacuated after a call of an active shooter at the King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. March 22. 2021. Picture taken March 22, 2021. Michael Ciaglo/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT
opinion
A year into the pandemic, the biggest threats to your finances are in the housing market, the stock market and the supermarket
Rob Carrick
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Sobeys parent Empire sees sales, earnings jump
Victor Quintero, a produce clerk replenishes shelves at the Laird Sobeys at Leaside, on Nov 26 2020.
u.s. business
Instacart may forgo IPO in favour of direct listing, sources say
TORONTO, ONTARIO (September 12, 2018) - Instacart employee Stephanie Gossage at the Walmart Stockyards location in Toronto, Ontario on September 12, 2018. Walmart Canada and Instacart are teaming up to offer same day home delivery of groceries to select GTA and Winnipeg locations. (Photo by Marta Iwanek/ The Globe and Mail)
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Loblaw sees strong grocery sales in first half of 2021 as pandemic restrictions persist
A Loblaws store is seen Monday, March 9, 2015 in Montreal.Loblaw Companies Ltd. is expanding the launch of its mobile health and wellness app, a digital tool the company says will provide free access to health-care resources and support. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
economy
Canada’s inflation rate rebounds, fuelled by rising gasoline prices
Gina Kaslauskas does her shopping using a new smart cart, part of a pilot project, at a Sobeys grocery store in Oakville, Ont., on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Shoppers pushing one of 10 new smart carts at a Toronto Sobeys Inc. store can skip the cashier or self-checkout as their carts scan any items put into them, track their total bill and accept payment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
opinion
To keep COVID-19 variants out of Canada, stop ignoring essential workers
Zain Chagla, Sumon Chakrabarti and Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
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Another sign of how important home ownership is to young adults
Rob Carrick
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Empire converting more Safeway stores to discount FreshCo banner
The Fresh Co at Leslie St and Lakeshore Blvd in Toronto often has a line that snakes around the back of the store. People wait to safely shop with physical distancing in place as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. April 15, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
food for thought
Here’s why you need to eat fewer ultra-processed foods like frozen pizza and granola bars
Leslie Beck
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Inside the business operations of Carrefour, the French grocer Couche-tard wants to take over
A customer is seen in front of a Carrefour hypermarket store in Carquefou near Nantes, France January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
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Couche-Tard in talks with French grocer Carrefour about potential deal
A person walks past a Couche-Tard in Montreal, Quebec, May 21, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
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Sobeys parent Empire ramps up e-commerce expansion as pandemic drives online demand
Fauzia Tariq, a cashier, scans items at the Laird Sobeys at Leaside, on Nov 26 2020.
household finances
Canadian families will pay up to $695 more a year for groceries in 2021, report says
Daniel Hernandez Vargas, right, shops for groceries in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 4, 2020. Vargas was a roommate at Scotlynn Sweetpac Growers of a fellow Mexican laborer who died of Covid-19. (Brett Gundlock/The New York Times)
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Agriculture ministers to examine grocery retailers’ fees charged to suppliers
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons Friday October 30, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Sobeys-owner Empire reinstates bonus pay for workers in lockdown areas
A Sobeys on Danforth Avenue in Toronto, on April 15, 2020.
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No Name, No Frills...No Driver: Loblaw tests driverless technology in delivery network
Loblaw testing out driverless vehicle technology for moving products to stores for pick-up of online orders. They're partnering with a Silicon Valley-based startup to test the technology. Handout loblaws
carrick on money
Does the official inflation rate seem like a big, fat miss?
Rob Carrick
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Metro shifting e-commerce strategy for grocery home delivery
Kadar Aden supervises the Metro grocery store's delivery orders at a store, in Toronto, on Thurs., March 26, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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George Weston hikes dividend as it reports higher third-quarter profit
Galen Weston, CEO of George Weston Limited speaks at the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. George Weston Ltd. reported its fourth-quarter profit rose compared with a year earlier, boosted by its underlying business. The company says its net earnings available to common shareholders totalled $433 million or $2.81 per diluted share, up from $271 million or $1.86 per diluted share in the last three months of 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Unifor expands Loblaws battle beyond Newfoundland, where 1,400 Dominion workers are on strike
A sign is pictured at a Dominion grocery store, part of the Loblaw chain, in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
opinion
Canada’s grocery industry needs a code of conduct
Sylvain Charlebois
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Sobeys executive open to regulation of the grocery industry
A Sobeys on Danforth Avenue in Toronto has staff cleaning carts and customers hands as they enter the store. People wait to safely shop with physical distancing in place as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. April 15, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
first person
My neighbour’s shopping list was a demanding nightmare but I aimed to please
inside the market
Small cap to watch: New plans for same-day food delivery seen as ‘clear differentiator’ for skyrocketing growth stock
Boxes of GoodFood are filled and readied for shipping in Montreal on July 14.