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From marketing to design, brands adopt AI tools despite risk

From marketing to design, brands adopt AI tools despite risk

Even if you haven’t tried artificial intelligence tools that can write essays and poems or conjure new images on command, chances are the companies that make your household products are already starting to do so.
Grocery store CEOs will face questions on food prices at Commons committee today

Grocery store CEOs will face questions on food prices at Commons committee today

Top brass from Sobeys, Safeway and FreshCo scheduled to testify before MPs
Elon Musk apologizes after mocking laid-off Twitter employee

Elon Musk apologizes after mocking laid-off Twitter employee

If you’re not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. And then, sometimes, you get your job back — if you want it.
WeightWatchers gets into prescription weight loss business

WeightWatchers gets into prescription weight loss business

WeightWatchers soared Tuesday after the company said it was getting into the prescription drug weight loss business with the acquisition of Sequence.
Amid high inflation, MPs should push grocer CEOs to disclose margins on food: experts

Amid high inflation, MPs should push grocer CEOs to disclose margins on food: experts

Report: 3 largest grocers had higher profits in first half of 2022 compared to 5-year averages
EU head says Canada should focus on exporting clean hydrogen ahead of Ontario visit

EU head says Canada should focus on exporting clean hydrogen ahead of Ontario visit

Ursula Von der Leyen’s visit focused on clean energy, trade and support for Ukraine
Canadian Tire commits half its sponsorship dollars to women’s professional sports

Canadian Tire commits half its sponsorship dollars to women’s professional sports

Women’s Sport Initiative will support the expansion of women’s professional sports leagues, programs
Chinese planners promise 12 million jobs, economic rebound

Chinese planners promise 12 million jobs, economic rebound

Chinese economic officials expressed confidence Monday they can meet this year’s growth target of “around 5%” by generating 12 million new jobs and encouraging consumer spending following the end of anti-virus controls that kept millions of people at home.
SNC-Lavalin launches strategic review, tries to put cash-draining contracts behind it

SNC-Lavalin launches strategic review, tries to put cash-draining contracts behind it

Company continues to pivot away from cash-draining fixed-price construction contracts
Mall landlords likely to get ‘creative’ to fill Nordstrom vacancies: experts

Mall landlords likely to get ‘creative’ to fill Nordstrom vacancies: experts

Apparel business is the only industry NPD Group tracks that has yet to recover from the pandemic