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Competition Bureau to study grocery stores' real estate clauses that may prevent others from operating nearby
Food inflation ticked higher in Canada in May for the first time in nearly a year. A customer shops in the produce section at a grocery store In Toronto on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) is greeted by outfielder Davis Schneider (36) after hitting a solo home run during the ninth inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on Sept. 19.
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Forget big tech. Boring companies are the new hot stocks
Ian McGugan
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Canada’s grocery code of conduct could encourage investment and innovation, advocates say
After two years of work, the group responsible for developing the grocery code of conduct says its launch is being held back by a lack of support from all the major grocers. A meat counter in a grocery store is seen in Montreal, on Thursday, April 30, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Why the rise of house brands such as Loblaw’s No Name is not okay
Vass Bednar
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Having issues with PC Optimum? Here are some alternatives
A Loblaws PC Plus and a Shoppers Drug Mart Optimum card are shown together in Toronto on Tuesday. Nov. 7. Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L) says it will merge Shoppers Optimum points and PC Plus points under the name PC Optimum starting in February. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
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Loblaw piloting new ultra-discount No Name grocery stores in Ontario
No Name logos on shopping carts are pictured at a Loblaws store in Ottawa on Aug. 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Loblaw dominates groceries. Now it’s eyeing health care
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TD introduces fractional trading, Canada’s labour market stalls and Loblaw’s growing health care empire: Must-read business and investing stories
People attend a job and continuing education fair in Montreal, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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Business Brief: Can Loblaw’s growing health care empire earn the trust of Canadian patients?
TORONTO, ONTARIO: July 15, 2013 - (from left to right) Domenic Pilla, President and CEO, Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation, Galen G. Weston, Executive Chairman, Loblaw Companies Limited, Holger Kluge, Chair, Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation and Vicente Trius, President, Loblaw Companies Limited, speak to the press at the Design Exchange in Toronto, Ontario, during a news conference announcing Loblaw Companies Limited acquiring Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation for $12.4 billion in cash and stock. ( Philip Cheung for The Globe and Mail )
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Loblaw’s health care empire is growing. But can it earn the trust of Canadian patients?
Jeff Leger, President of Shoppers Drug Mart, poses for a photo by a pharmacy care clinic inside a store in Burlington, Ontario, on July 2, 2024. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Globe and Mail)
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A Loblaw boycott doesn’t seem so ‘misguided’ after all
Timothy Dewhirst
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Bread-fixing settlement delivers $253-million hit to George Weston
Weston Bakery truck trailers sit idle at a George Weston Ltd. owned facility on the Queensway in Toronto. George Weston Ltd., Canada's biggest food processor and distributor, reported a fall in first-quarter profit as the popularity of low-carbohydrate diets hit sales at its large bakery division. Operating profit at Weston Foods was down 43 per cent to $47-million. The company said the introduction of low-carb breads and cake products, along with the higher costs of wheat and energy, contributed to the higher operating costs. May 11, 2004 Photo by Louie Palu/The Globe and Mail
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Grocers are facing government crackdowns, but will it lead to change?
Galen G. Weston of Loblaw Companies Limited, left, speaks with Michael Medline, President and CEO of Empire Company Limited as they wait to appear as witnesses at the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI) investigating food price inflation in Ottawa, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Loblaw settles bread price-fixing lawsuit, Bank of Canada cuts rate again and Clio breaks tech financing record: Must-read business and investing stories
Cyclists pass a Loblaws in downtown Toronto on July 25, 2024. July 25, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
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Scrutiny on Loblaws is likely not over, despite what executives hope
Pedestrians walk past a Loblaws in downtown Toronto on July 25, 2024. July 25, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
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Great, Loblaw is paying for fixing bread prices – but why are prices still so high?
D.T. Cochrane
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Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Cyclists pass a Loblaws in downtown Toronto on July 25, 2024. July 25, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
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Business Brief: Let’s get this bread
A shopper leaves a Loblaws yesterday in Toronto.
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Loblaw, parent company George Weston agree to pay $500-million to settle bread price-fixing lawsuits
A worker pushes carts outside Loblaw in Toronto’s east end. A quick-growing month-long boycott movement begins against the grocery giant for the month of May, as shoppers express frustrations with high food prices. May 1, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)