AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoProduct Recalls: Flintstones vitamins, Aleve and Claritin tablets are among products recalled over a distribution error. Retail Resilience: A cyberattack spoiled food at hundreds of French supermarkets by tampering with connected refrigeration. Canadian experts say grocers should review security on their own digital systems. Home Energy: Federal heat-pump rebates offer up to $10,000 for eligible lower- and middle-income homeowners, and up to $2,000 for others. Canadian Brands: Aritzia’s Canadian revenue rose 19.8%, but its U.S. sales grew much faster, so the results are not a clear sign of a broad consumer rebound at home. Food and Manufacturing: Canada ranked seventh among G20 countries for agri-food competitiveness, while processors still face rising costs and trade uncertainty. Manufacturing sales rose 1.5% in August, led by metals and chemicals, but vehicle sales fell. Jobs: Orillia plastics maker Polyethics temporarily laid off 118 workers as it prepares to open a U.S. factory, citing complex business challenges that include tariffs and trade tensions.
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