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COVID-19 UPDATE #21: Sobeys’ Michael Medline talks groceries and Gretzky with Ron MacLean

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Covid-19 Update # 21

Grocery Business continues to bring you stories of grocers and food manufacturers navigating the challenges in this unique time in history.

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NEWS

WATCH: Sobeys Michael Medline talks groceries and Gretzky with Ron MacLean

Walmart Q1 2021 Earnings: Sales surge on coronavirus stockpiling

WATCH: Freson Bros. cuts out middle man to source Alberta beef

True Heroes Coffee Co. among first on shelf in London Drugs’ small local business project

Habs and IGA join forces to collect refundable containers 

Pusateri's donates food to healthcare workers

Nova Scotia community uses grocery delivery to help keep neighbours safe

Walmart trailed supermarkets amid peak panic-buying data, rebounds in May

Pizza Nova expands grocery category offering 

 

 

BUSINESS INSIGHTS

Automated grocery warehouses could be the future for strip malls

How the pandemic may change the way consumers shop

Growing resilience: What could a secure food system look like?

COVID-19 crisis exposes retailers' strengths and weaknesses

Why some think Canada’s beef business needs more smaller players

Online grocery demand saving retail sales

Why attitudes toward mask wearing are quickly changing in Canada and the U.S.

Canadian retail REITS will feel the impact of coronavirus

Washing your hands is better than disposable gloves for preventing COVID-19 spread

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