Loblaw Commissions Third-Party Safety Review Endorsing Gatik’s Autonomous Technology for Fully Driverless Operations

October 7, 2022 Gatik

Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, today revealed details of an extensive third-party safety assessment undertaken prior to deploying the first ever fully driverless commercial operations in Canada. The safety assessment was commissioned by Canada’s leading food and pharmacy retailer, Loblaw Companies Limited.

Loblaw to Eliminate All Single-Use Plastic Shopping Bags From Its Stores by Early 2023

June 21, 2022 Loblaw Companies Limited

Loblaw Companies Limited announced plans to eliminate all single-use plastic shopping bags from its corporate and franchise grocery stores, pharmacies, and PC Express service across the country, to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2023.  This move completes a 15-year journey, which commenced with the company being one of the first major retailers in Canada to implement a pay-for-bag program to help reduce plastic waste.

Loblaw Readies Massive Expansion to Cornwall Distribution Centre

When grocery and retail giant Loblaw announced in January that it would shutter warehousing operations in Ottawa and Laval while expanding them in Cornwall, many saw it as a corporate restructuring and jobs lost to automation.

Loop and Loblaw to Bring Circular Shopping Platform to Canada

June 11, 2019 Loblaw Companies Limited

Today Loop™, a state-of-the-art circular shopping system designed to reduce waste, and Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw), Canada’s food and pharmacy leader, announced Loblaw as the founding retailer to bring Loop’s innovative packaging solution to Canada. Beginning in early 2020, Toronto pilot participants will be able to receive select products from President’s Choice and other leading national brands in reusable containers, delivered right to their doors.