Opinion
From The Desk: Strategic growth, pricing resilience and retail real estate shifts
Canadian retail sees real estate consolidation, disciplined pricing, and growth in discount sectors amid cost pressures and shifting consumer demand.
How Premium Brands Defend Pricing as Products Become Easier to Copy
Why can some brands still charge premium prices when cheaper alternatives are everywhere? Justin Walford examines Canada Goose, Aritzia and Arc’teryx.
Why Food Inflation Is Running Hotter in Canada Than the U.S.
Canadian grocery prices have risen faster than in the U.S. Sylvain Charlebois examines tariffs, productivity, competition, processing capacity and scale.
How SMBs can deliver like large retailers this holiday season: UniUni (Opinion)
The holiday season can make or break a small or medium-sized e-commerce business.
Canadian Consumers Keep Spending Despite Weak Economy and Trade War
Canadian consumers continue spending despite trade tensions and a weaker labour market, with Walmart, TJX and other retailers posting strong results.
Canada’s New Counter-Tariffs to Impact Food Sector Supply Chains
As counter-tariffs come into effect on September 8, Canadian food processors and retailers brace for economic impacts. This article explores how these tariffs could lead to shrinkflation and affect consumer prices in the near future.
From The Desk: Canadian Retail Navigates Expansion, Consumer Shifts, and Supply Challenges
This week in Canadian retail: store expansion, shifting consumer spending, tariffs, supply chain pressures, loyalty strategies and key industry developments.
Grocery Prices Face New Pressure as Ottawa Imposes Counter-Tariffs
Sylvain Charlebois examines how Canada’s new counter-tariffs could affect grocery prices, food inflation and affordability as Ottawa extends fuel-tax relief.
Canadians Are Grocery Shopping More Often but Buying Less Each Time
Canadian grocery shoppers are making more frequent purchases with smaller baskets as traditional grocers lose share, private labels gain ground and consumers increasingly spread spending across multiple retail channels.
Community pharmacies play a bigger role in Canadians’ health and local economies than many realize (Opinion)
Community pharmacy contributes nearly $23 billion annually to Canada’s economy.
From The Desk: Expansion and Adaptation Define This Week’s Canadian Retail Landscape
Canadian retail accelerates expansion with new stores and strategic investments amid evolving consumer demands and trade challenges.
Lessons for Mid-Market Retail from the Roots Acquisition
The Roots acquisition offers lessons for mid-market retailers on differentiation, brand value, cultural relevance and protecting the assets customers value.
Ottawa’s Tariff Retaliation Risks Raising Grocery Prices for Canadians
Sylvain Charlebois warns that Canadian counter-tariffs on U.S. food, ingredients and agricultural inputs could raise grocery prices and increase costs across the food supply chain.
From The Desk: Strategic Adaptation and Growth Define Canadian Retail in August 2026
Canadian retail shows resilience and strategic growth with expansions, AI-driven transformations, and evolving consumer behaviours amid economic challenges.
Canada Could Lose 2,500 Restaurants in 2026 as Industry Pressures Mount
Canada may avoid the 4,000 restaurant losses once forecast for 2026, but Sylvain Charlebois says up to 2,500 could still disappear as industry pressures intensify.
Canada’s Supply Management System Must Evolve: 10 Myths That Need Rethinking
Sylvain Charlebois examines 10 common myths about Canada’s supply management system, from dairy prices and subsidies to milk dumping, trade and reform.
From The Desk: Strategic Expansions and Resilience Shape Canadian Retail Landscape
Canadian retail sees continued store expansion, shifting real estate strategies and changing consumer behaviour amid ongoing economic and labour market pressures.
From The Desk: Navigating Growth and Resilience in Canadian Retail
This week in Canadian retail, growth initiatives, rising real estate demands, and strategic leadership shifts highlight sector resilience amid market challenges.
Australian Beef Could Help Keep Canadian Consumers in the Beef Aisle
Australian beef imports may help keep Canadians buying beef as domestic prices remain high, preserving long-term demand while Canada's cattle industry rebuilds.
Trump’s New Tariffs Put Canada’s Food Economy at Risk
Sylvain Charlebois argues that Canada must urgently re-engage with Washington as new U.S. tariffs threaten alcohol, dairy and broader food-sector trade.
Permanent Daylight Time Could Redirect Canada’s Food Spending
Sylvain Charlebois examines how permanent daylight time could shift Canadian food spending between grocery stores, restaurants and other businesses.
Food Safety Needs an AI Upgrade: Why Better Risk Communication Matters for Grocery Retail
Opinion: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois examines how AI could transform food safety communications, helping grocery retailers, suppliers and consumers navigate recalls with greater precision and confidence.
Canada’s U.S. Alcohol Bans Are Coming Back to Haunt Provinces
Provincial bans on U.S. alcohol are emerging as a new Canada-U.S. trade flashpoint, writes Sylvain Charlebois, as American lawmakers push for scrutiny of provincial liquor monopolies.
Why visual search is reshaping beauty personalization: Pinterest (Opinion)
Beauty consumers have never had more choice, yet finding the right product can feel harder than ever.
Trade Uncertainty Is Becoming Canada’s Biggest Economic Risk
As CUSMA enters review and China imposes new duties on Canadian products, Canada's agri-food sector faces mounting trade uncertainty that threatens investment and economic growth.
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