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Loblaw’s lifting of No Name price freeze shows discount grocery in Canada is an illusion
Sylvain Charlebois
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Morning Update: First Nations seek billions for broken treaty, but Ontario says it owes no money
Legislature Protective Service members walk the perimeter at Queen's Park in Toronto on February 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Loblaw tries explaining rising cost of food, but consumers are not buying it
A customer (name withheld) shops at a newly opened Loblaws location, in Toronto, on Friday, Sept., 11, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Big Three grocers have new appeal in recessionary environment
People shop at a Loblaws store in Toronto on May 3, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Shoppers snap up cheap, landfill-destined groceries through apps like Flashfood
Bakery manager Gaynel Walkes, prepares bags of bakery goods being sold at a discounted rate with the service Too Good To Go Toronto, a mobile application being used at the College Park location in Toronto, Ont., on Thursday, December 22, 2022. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
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$37 chicken wasn’t Galen Weston’s fault, but Loblaw needs to repent nonetheless
Sylvain Charlebois
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Morning Update: MPs call for grocery CEOs to face questioning over rising food prices
Sobey's has installed floor stickers and arrows to help customers stay 2 metres apart at checkouts, and to direct one-way isle traffic, as well a rigourous touch serface cleaning protocols to protect against the spread of COVID-19 as seen at the Queensway store in Toronto, Ont. on Friday, April 3, 2020. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
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MPs call for grocery CEOs to face questioning over rising food prices
Sobey's has installed floor stickers and arrows to help customers stay 2 metres apart at checkouts, and to direct one-way isle traffic, as well a rigourous touch serface cleaning protocols to protect against the spread of COVID-19 as seen at the Queensway store in Toronto, Ont. on Friday, April 3, 2020. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
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Canada’s major grocers have the ability to lay ‘greedflation’ charges to rest – but decline to do so
David Milstead
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Loblaw bargaining standoff a sign of heightened labour tension, expert says
A Loblaws store is seen Monday, March 9, 2015 in Montreal. A labour expert says the situation unfolding in bargaining between Calgary Loblaw distribution workers and the grocery giant is emblematic of the wider labour movement amid the effects of the pandemic and rising inflation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Tuesday - and why
In this image from video world leaders participate in the White House Climate Leaders Summit via Zoom Thursday, April 22, 2021
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George Weston reports third-quarter profit and revenue up from year ago
Galen Weston, director of George Weston Limited speaks at the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. George Weston Ltd. raised its dividend by 10 per cent as it reported a profit attributable to shareholders in its latest quarter compared with a loss a year ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Customers shopping at the Metro grocery store located in Toronto's Liberty Village on Feb. 3 2020.
analysis
Wednesday’s TSX breakouts: Leveraged to discount stores, this grocer jumps on earnings beat and higher guidance
The Loblaws flagship location on Carlton Street in Toronto on Thursday May 2, 2013.
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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Wednesday - and why
A woman browses in the fruit section of a Loblaw supermarket in Collingwood, Ont., on July 28, 2017.
opinion
Supermarket price freezes a lesson that cheap groceries are toast, now and forever
Rob Carrick
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Canada’s competition watchdog to study grocery sector as inflation hits shoppers
Groceries are shown at a store in Toronto on Wednesday February 2, 2022. Experts and advocates anticipate that more Canadians could be at risk of going hungry as inflation continues to outpace many consumers' grocery budgets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Loblaw hikes supply chain charges for its suppliers as transportation costs rise
FILE PHOTO: A Loblaw logo is seen outside a grocery store in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
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Canadians must give thanks to our Loblaw overlords for their generous new marketing campaign
Robyn Urback
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Metro says it won’t accept supplier cost hikes over holidays to keep prices stable
The logo of a Metro grocery store is seen Tuesday, January 31, 2012 in Montreal. Union leaders who represents thousands of grocery store workers are telling MPs there is no reason why large chains are cutting pandemic-related pay premiums since the pandemic hasn't gone away.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Loblaw’s driverless trucks hit the road
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Loblaw goes driverless, credit card surcharges and why adulting is unaffordable: Must-read business and investing stories
An autonomous driving vehicle drives around a parking lot without a human driver behind the steering wheel from the Loblaw office to a Superstore in Brampton, Ont., on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Loblaw’s driverless trucks signal the beginning of a new age
Sylvain Charlebois
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Loblaw expects e-commerce grocery shopping to grow ‘significantly’
A DoorDash food delivery worker in downtown Toronto checks his mobile phone, on Jan 23 2020. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
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Loblaw puts self-driving delivery trucks on Canadian roads for first time
An autonomous driving vehicle prepares to drive without a human driver behind the steering wheel from the Loblaw office to a Superstore in Brampton, Ont., on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
Canada hasn’t had a ‘tech lash’ yet, but consumers should still be wary
Vass Bednar
analysis
Critics accuse Canada’s grocers of ‘greed-flation’ but quarterly earnings suggest otherwise
FILE PHOTO: The price of apples at the Northmart grocery store in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
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Non-food sales down at Loblaw as inflation-weary customers rein in spending
FILE PHOTO: Loblaw logo and stock graph seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Can Loblaw keep outmanoeuvring inflation?
A customer (name withheld) shops at a newly opened Loblaws location, in Toronto, on Friday, Sept., 11, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
People shop at a Loblaws store in Toronto on Thursday, May 3, 2018.
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Loblaw partners with DoorDash on 30-minute grocery delivery
DoorDash delivery driver loads a bag of groceries from Loblaws in this handout image. Courtesy of DoorDash
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Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
A Sobeys grocery store in Toronto on March 16. 2021.
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Loblaw to eliminate single-use plastic shopping bags from stores by early 2023
People wait in a line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at a Loblaws grocery store pharmacy in Ottawa, on Monday, April 26, 2021. Loblaw Companies Ltd. raised its quarterly dividend as it reported its first-quarter profit rose nearly 40 per cent compared with a year ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Loblaw profit jumps nearly 40 per cent even as inflation drives up costs for retailers
Loblaw Companies Ltd. reported its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled compared with a year ago, boosted by a one-time gain related to a Supreme Court decision on a tax case. People shop at a Loblaws store in Toronto on Thursday, May 3, 2018.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Office and condo towers in downtown Montreal on April 8, 2021.
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Canadian Tire, Loblaw pay executives millions in bonuses after pandemic successes
A man wearing a mask walks out of a Canadian Tire store in Toronto on Wednesday March 18, 2020. Canadian Tire Corp. has announced a multi-billion dollar plan to improve customer service and bolster sales THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn