Grocery Business has been covering how the industry has been managing the COVID-19 crisis. In the of course six weeks, grocery retailers and suppliers have ramped up measures to safeguard employees and shoppers.
As the crisis continues to unfold, grocers and vendor partners are implementing further measures to protect grocery frontline workers, customers and the food supply chain in Canada.
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Some Longo’s stores begin screening shoppers
Walmart Canada delivers groceries to frontline healthcare workers
Employee grassroots idea spurs Fortinos’ launch of campaign to support local communities
Metro, Loblaw extend bonus program for employees working during pandemic
T&T Supermarket to offer temperature checks for customers in most stores
More Toronto grocery stores are now requiring customers to wear face masks
A ‘free-for-all’: Union wants grocery trips curtailed to slow COVID-19 spread
Independent grocers: Why your local grocery store is making a comeback
Victoria, B.C. grocer offers free grocery delivery to military families
New grocery delivery initiative in Montreal for seniors 70+
Asian grocer opens Burnaby, B.C. store amidst the pandemic
In pictures: Canadians say ‘Thank you’ to frontline workers
Walmart to hire 50,000 more workers in coronavirus-driven hiring spree
For grocery workers, the need for mental health care may outlast coronavirus pandemic
Experts say it may be time for grocery stores to ban customers from coming inside
SUPPLY CHAIN DEVELOPMENTS
Major food producers say plants running 24/7 to keep up with demand
Quebec pushes plan to grow berries in winter on supply fears
Commentary from Dr. Sylvain Charlebois: Meat of the matter
Coronavirus crisis endangers meat supply to grocery stores, producers say
The end of the roll as we know it; Getting to the bottom of a toilet paper shortage
Sysco Canada launches online bulk grocery shopping, pickup
BUSINESS INSIGHTS
Designing offices, restaurants and grocery stores in the age of coronavirus
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How Canadian restaurants became online grocery stores to cater to pandemic
The Supermarket after the pandemic
Food companies may be underestimating sales benefits from the coronavirus, analysts say
