Jim Cormier

Every member of the House of Commons Agriculture Committee & other elected officials need to memorize this chart & Focus on facts for the benefit of all @FP_Champagne @cafreeland

Important to understand myriad of price hikes #grocers continue to be subject to in #Canada @financialpost - grocers work hard to obtain best price from manufacturers so that in turn, they can offer the best price to #consumers @RetailCouncil financialpost.com/pmn/busine…

Honoured to join my colleague Jim Cormier ⁦@RCCAtlantic⁩ in Halifax for the David Sobey Centre for Innovation in Retailing and Services #retail ⁦@SobeySchool_SMU⁩ ⁦@sobeys⁩ ⁦@RetailCouncil⁩

Today proud to join panel of women leaders at Kruger Products International Women's Day Event to share, learn from and support our amazing women in #CPG and #retail - #WomensDay2023 #EmbraceEquity #IWD2023 @RetailCouncil @FHCP_PASC @Kruger_Products

"Let’s get one thing out of the way. Having CEOs of major #grocery chains showing up in Ottawa on March 8 to testify before the Standing Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture is nothing more than political theatre." @FoodProfessor torontosun.com/opinion/colum… @RetailCouncil

Important facts for Canadians: Since Jan 2022 some #food products are cheaper in Canada Avocadoes, -5% Oranges -14% Lemons, -5% Limes -11% Grapes, -11% Tomatoes -27% Celery, -15% Cucumber -15% Mushrooms, -4% Romaine lettuce -15% Broccoli, -19% Peppers -30% (Source: @StatCan_eng)

Glad government plans to lower credit card transaction fees but needs to be done for ALL Bizz. If gov't cares about $10billion in card fees borne by consumers each year, must ensure that rates will be lowered across the board. @cafreeland @FP_Champagne thestar.com/business/2022/10…

Behind the Numbers: What’s Causing Growth in Food Prices in #Canada - worth reading as it provides details on continued #supplychain #weather challenges & more www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/… @StatCan_eng #food #grocery #inflation @RetailCouncil

Great @StatCan_eng Infographic - The rise in prices for wheat-based food products - impact on prices in grocery stores - link here bit.ly/3Oj19R1 @RetailCouncil

Food inflation in October 2022: United States: 10.9% Canada: 10.1%

Amazing #retailer Bentley Group with new designs including #vegan #PETA approved. @RetailCouncil #travel #leisure Maddie Ciccone - director of products - inspiring & passionate

Consumers need to know how increases from producers affect the price at retail! For every dollar paid for fluid milk at retail, about 40% to 60% of the cost goes back to the farmer, depending on the brand and location of purchase. ⁦@FoodProfessor⁩ torontosun.com/opinion/colum…

Unpopular narrative but factual - Grocers' profit margin on food has remained flat since inflation set in - It's quite possible that consumers are spending more money on products that have a higher gross profit margin like #cosmetics and #apparel ctvnews.ca/business/grocer-p…

Unpopular narrative but factual - Grocers' profit margin on food has remained flat since inflation set in - but they have been dealing with a tsunami of increases from vendors - while not all, some vendors could be accused of 'greedflation'! #food #prices