Reading Time: 3 minutes The ‘grocerant’ model is going mainstream, driven by consumers who want quality, convenience and reasonable prices
Tag: Groceries
Amazon’s appetite for disruption takes a bite out of the food industry
Reading Time: 4 minutes Given its ability to fuse efficient distribution and strategic market insight, the e-commerce giant could well become the leading food retailer in North America
Multinationals face new pressures in grocery stores
Reading Time: 3 minutes Consumers increasingly want fresh, unprocessed food. The middle of the store now sees less traffic and that’s clearly affecting sales for most grocery products
Generation X the lost food generation
Reading Time: 3 minutes Generation Xers grew up in an era when food was functional and boring. As a result, many don’t cook and have little interest in the culinary culture
From farm to fork, brought to you by artificial intelligence
Reading Time: 3 minutes With AI, yields can be improved and grocers can understand consumers – and predict their behaviour – better than consumers know themselves
Growing pains for the agri-food sector
Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal budget injects some new life into Canada’s agricultural industries, but not enough funding and not nearly enough clarity of vision
Are we witnessing the slow death of cooking?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Recent surveys suggest the average adult spends more time watching cooking shows than actually cooking
Costco finds a willing and growing market in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes Same-store Canadian sales are up 8 per cent – higher than in any other country in which Costco operates. And the future looks even brighter
Rotten apples: food fraud is everyone’s problem
Reading Time: 3 minutes Technology will ultimately take the guesswork out of shopping at the grocery story and making menu choices, but for now consumers must be vigilant
Trump expected to serve up higher food prices
Reading Time: 3 minutes From higher commodity prices to lower business taxes to changes in available labour, Trump’s policies could dramatically alter agriculture