The Pantry Natural Foods, Mission, BC, turned 50 this year. It was founded in 1974 by Jenne and Harold Greger and is now owned and managed by their daughter Margot Greger.

The Big Carrot, Toronto, Ontario, turned 40 last year. Started in 1983 by nine founders as a worker’s co-op, The Big Carrot is one of the city’s longest established traditional health food stores.

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The Health First Network (HFN) annual general meeting (AGM) in Toronto this year was special as it marked the 25th anniversary of the founding of this retailer organization.

While the world has slowly but steadily recovered from the fallout of COVID-19 pandemic, retailers are still dealing with its aftereffects—specifically from a phenomenon called “rent-flation.”