Consumers are still seeking local products, but executives at one of Canada’s biggest grocers say the buy Canadian movement is starting to lose some steam.“It’s decelerating somewhat,” Metro Inc. chief executive Eric La Flèche told analysts during a third-quarter earnings conference call on Wednesday.“Consumers are still buying more Canadian, so we’re seeing more growth on Canadian product than non-Canadian product, but it has decelerated slightly.”Earlier this year, trade disputes with the United States helped kick off the trend of shoppers favouring Canadian-made products, which pushed many grocers to increase their local offerings and promote domestic and local products with signs on their shelves.(continue in article) (ICE TORONTO)

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