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The impact of COVID‐19 on food retail and food service in Canada: A second assessment

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COVID‐19 continues to impose a series of unique challenges on the food retail and food service sectors in Canada. In May 2020, the expectation was that the public health crisis shutdowns of the restaurant sector would be temporary. Although we may still be in a much longer temporary than was originally envisaged, it is becoming clearer that permanent restructuring may also have happened. Grocery stores have solidified their changed realities through an increased focus on multiple channel retailing rather than a complete choice between either bricks and mortar or online. Increased costs, resulting from the pandemic, are continuing to filter through the food system and we have a growing problem with food security for some Canadians given that employment in January 2021 was found to be at its lowest level since August 2020. Unemployment moves directly with lockdowns that are varied across the country. Le COVID‐19 continue d'imposer une série de défis uniques aux secteurs de la vente au détail et des services alimentaires au Canada. En mai 2020, on s'attendait à ce que les fermetures par la santé publique du secteur de la restauration soient temporaires. Bien que nous soyons peut‐être encore dans une période temporaire beaucoup plus longue que ce qui était initialement prévu, il devient de plus en plus clair qu'une restructuration permanente peut également avoir eu lieu. Les épiceries ont fait face à leur nouvelle réalité en mettant davantage l'accent sur la vente au détail à canaux multiples plutôt que sur le choix d’être complètement soit brique et mortier ou en ligne. L'augmentation des coûts, résultant de la pandémie, continue de filtrer dans le système alimentaire et nous avons un problème croissant de sécurité alimentaire pour certains Canadiens étant donné que l'emploi en janvier 2021 était à son plus bas niveau depuis août 2020. Le chômage évolue directement avec les confinements qui varient d'un bout à l'autre du pays.

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  • Ellen Goddard, 2021. "The impact of COVID‐19 on food retail and food service in Canada: A second assessment," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 69(2), pages 167-175, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:canjag:v:69:y:2021:i:2:p:167-175
    DOI: 10.1111/cjag.12282
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    1. Ellen Goddard, 2020. "The impact of COVID‐19 on food retail and food service in Canada: Preliminary assessment," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 68(2), pages 157-161, June.
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