By now members would have received their renewal packages, along with information on the key programs for the year and respective deadlines: Independent Grocer of the Year – deadline Feb. 5 Master Merchandiser– deadline Feb. 26 Natio... Read more
Retail expert Harold Lloyd will be at Grocery & Specialty Food West! Don’t miss his keynote and workshops if you’re a manager, owner, operator! Monday, April 4 Keynote, 9:45am-10:45am, Pan Pacific Hotel: Harold Lloyd offers a quantitative, s... Read more
Don’t miss critical news on policy! Provide us with your key staff details in order to stay connected. From public policy and advocacy to organizational information to webinars, CFIG sends out MEMBERS ONLY news on a regular basis. If CFIG doesn’... Read more
CFIG is saddened to report the passing of Manitoba Grocer Vernon Dyck, on December 18. Vern was a long-time member of CFIG and served on the Board of Directors and at one point, as the Treasurer of CFIG. Vern was predeceased by his wife of 60 ye... Read more
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 Read more
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 the impact of lower oil prices is already being felt in... Read more
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 the event was to promote our international and local... Read more
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 to offer our assistance to people in Lakefield and area,’ sai... Read more
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 Asian supermarket concept operated by the Langley-based Overwaitea... Read more
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 of the Small Business Matters Coalition, of which the Canadian Federation of Independen... Read more
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