Convenience Stores raise $130,000 for Children’s Wish Foundation TORONTO, Oct. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Convenience Stores Association (CCSA) is proud to help celebrate Small Business Week in Canada by presenting a cheque for $130,000 to the...

Convenience retailers welcome federal action to lower credit card fees OTTAWA, Aug. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s convenience store retailers are welcoming today’s announcement by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau to help lower the cost of accepting credit...

Ottawa rolls the dice on tobacco packaging, while taking a logical approach to Cannabis TORONTO, May 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Small business retailers are expressing disappointment at the passage of Bill S-5, which is federal legislation that introduces plain and standardized...

Small Business Retailers React to Federal Budget OTTAWA, Feb. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While the Canadian Convenience Stores Association (CCSA) is encouraged by some measures in today’s federal budget to support small businesses, the...

'Plain packaging' of tobacco fails in Australia; convenience retailers urge Canada to avoid similar, costly mistake here TORONTO, Dec. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the fifth anniversary of the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco products in Australia, Canadian retailers are raising alarm over the policy’s...