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Jan 05

Gallery of 2015 Master Merchandiser winning displays

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Small Gold – Powell’s Supermarket Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador Medium Gold – Quality Foods University Village Nanaimo, British Columbia Large Gold – Quality Foods Courtenay Courtenay, British Columbia

Jan 04

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Five themes shaping Canadian grocery in 2016

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IGD's Stewart Samuel outlines the five trends sets to shape the Canadian grocery sector over the next 12 months. 1. A challenging economic backdrop driving a flight to discount While…

Dec 21

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Colemans’ cheese fest a hit

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On Friday evening Dec 4th from 5 – 7 pm Colemans stores across the province and our partner stores Co-op Clarenville, Bidgoods & Swyers participated in hosting Cheese Fest. The purpose of…

Dec 21

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Lakefield Foodland turkey giveaway

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Lakefield Foodland brightened Christmas for 250 families by giving away free turkeys to those in need. “A lot of people can use a helping hand at this time of year and we wanted…

Dec 21

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PriceSmart Foods opens with full Asian grocery offering in Burnaby, B.C.

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Hundreds of residents of Burnaby came out to the brand new PriceSmart Foods store in Station Square for its grand opening celebration on Saturday, December 19. The store, a full…

Dec 16

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Challenges and opportunities in 2016

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As the year comes to a close, it's a time to reflect on the accomplishments of 2015, and look ahead to the opportunities in the new year. From the work…

Dec 16

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Food prices to increase in 2016

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The University of Guelph Food Price Report 2016 reports a 2% to 4% increase on food prices. Meats – 2.5% to 4.5% Fish and seafood – 1% to 3% Dairy and…

Dec 15

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Omer Moncion, ‘Mr. Grocer’ passes away

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Omer Moncion(pictured seated centre), passed away peacefully at the Pembroke Regional Hospital on Saturday, December 12th, 2015 in his 90th year. Omer and his late wife Reina purchased a small…

Dec 09

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Scam Alert: Expo-Guide

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Grocery & Specialty Food West and Grocery Innovations Canada are NOT affiliated with EXPO GUIDE — an online business directory that you can find at www.expo-guide.com. A company called Expo Guide, S. de…

Dec 03

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Farm Boy opens new Kitchener store

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Ontario-based Farm Boy celebrated the grand opening of its first fresh market location in Kitchener, Ont., its 19th location, today. Located at 385 Fairway Road South (Fairway Plaza) the new 22,000-sq.-ft. Farm…

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Gallery of 2015 Master Merchandiser winning displays

Five themes shaping Canadian grocery in 2016

Colemans’ cheese fest a hit

Lakefield Foodland turkey giveaway

PriceSmart Foods opens with full Asian grocery offering in Burnaby, B.C.

Challenges and opportunities in 2016

Food prices to increase in 2016

Omer Moncion, ‘Mr. Grocer’ passes away

Scam Alert: Expo-Guide

Farm Boy opens new Kitchener store

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