Canada’s second largest grocery retailer, Sobeys, has introduced new natural source selections in food, personal care, and household cleaning aisles to make it easier for shoppers looking for products with specific attributes. Product attributes Bus-stops are used to spotlight the ‘Wellness’ sections in-store, which are located mid-aisle across the store. The signage reflects the specific att...

Canada’s Metro Inc. delivered a strong performance for fiscal 2023, delivering sales of more than C$20 bn and net earnings of more than C$1 bn for the first time. We look at the drivers behind the retailer’s success and the outlook for the year ahead. Metro fourth quarter and full year key numbers Q4 sales increased 14.4% to C$5,071.7m Food same-store sales increased 6.8%, with pharma...

We review Loblaw’s Q3 results, highlight seven key takeouts and outline what they mean for the business and its trading partners. Q3 key numbers Total revenue increased 5.0% to $18,265m Retail sales increased 5.0% to $17,982m Food retail same-store sales increased 4.5%, with drug retail same-store sales up 4.6% Ecommerce sales increased 13.6% Operating income increased 7.5% t...