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September 4th, 2018, 6:39 am
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Shell to buy Western Canada Sobeys gas operations
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marshd1000 »
August 1st, 2023, 9:37 pm
This is actually old news from December 2022!
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August 9th, 2023, 8:53 am
Report: more competition in grocery stores is needed in Canada
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Brian Lutz »
July 7th, 2023, 2:49 pm
A study by the Canadian Competition Bureau (a government agency that is tasked with enforcement of antitrust law) has been released stating that...
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July 17th, 2023, 8:19 am
Canada grocery market share 2020
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retailfanmitchell019 »
May 6th, 2022, 5:22 pm
This is from 2020, but I found a pie chart for grocery market share in Canada.
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February 24th, 2023, 9:33 pm
Sobeys opens a "Flexstore"
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retailfanmitchell019 »
December 3rd, 2021, 6:30 pm
Sobeys has opened a store in Orangeville, Ontario (an exurb of Toronto), the first Flexstore designed by German company Interstore to open in North...
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December 24th, 2021, 10:12 pm
Safeway (Canada) and Sobeys try dimming lights
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SamSpade »
March 30th, 2019, 10:41 pm
... but not for the reason you think.
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September 6th, 2021, 9:25 pm
Metro Stores In Quebec To Allow Reusable Containers
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marshd1000 »
April 15th, 2019, 3:17 pm
Interesting story from the CBC:
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July 9th, 2021, 9:59 am
IGA Edmonton, Alberta grand opening 2001
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retailfanmitchell019 »
June 18th, 2021, 10:14 am
Posted this for something fun to watch...
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June 22nd, 2021, 5:52 pm
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SamSpade »
April 15th, 2021, 2:30 pm
As we know, this is nothing new for Aldi, which is frequently accused of being too close to a name brand something or other.
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April 25th, 2021, 1:52 am
Walmart completes sale of Asda
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retailfanmitchell019 »
February 23rd, 2021, 5:24 pm
Walmart has completed its UK exit.
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February 25th, 2021, 10:59 pm
Couche-Tard wants to buy French megaretailer
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jamcool »
January 14th, 2021, 3:47 pm
This is like a guppy (or more appropriately, a dwarf owl) swallowing a whale.
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January 27th, 2021, 12:22 am
Sobeys does "Voila" delivery in Toronto
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retailfanmitchell019 »
October 29th, 2020, 12:52 pm
Sobeys is in a partnership with Ocado for a delivery service called Voila . This service is only available in the Greater Toronto Area for now, but...
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October 29th, 2020, 12:52 pm
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SamSpade »
July 20th, 2020, 10:02 pm
I had no idea ALDI was in so many places. My significant other watches this fellow Afu on YouTube.
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July 20th, 2020, 10:02 pm
Tesco Considering Sale of Asian Businesses
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Alpha8472 »
December 9th, 2019, 12:38 am
The UK supermarket chain Tesco is considering the sale of its Asian businesses following an offer from a third party investor. Tesco has lost money...
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June 5th, 2020, 5:29 am
Canada Safeway Brings Back “Ingredients For Life”
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marshd1000 »
April 3rd, 2020, 10:14 am
So in a effort to not talk all things Coronavirus, I found this interesting tidbit. Canada Safeway, as you know is owned by Sobey’s, brought back the...
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May 21st, 2020, 11:59 pm
BC losing traditional, growing International supermarkets
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SamSpade »
February 7th, 2020, 8:17 am
Sobeys really didn't absorb Safeway very well, did it?
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February 18th, 2020, 9:41 pm
Lucerne Canada TV Ads
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marshd1000 »
September 30th, 2019, 8:21 pm
Since my cable systems carries a Canadian channel, I spotted an ad for Lucerne Dairy products. Here in the states, I may have only seen ads for that...
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September 30th, 2019, 8:21 pm
Canadian market's attempt to shame customers into using reusable bags backfires
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Brian Lutz »
July 11th, 2019, 8:55 am
East West Market in Vancouver BC attempted to shame customers into not using single-use plastic bags by printing their bags with names such as Into...
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July 11th, 2019, 10:55 pm
Canada and Shopping Center Leases
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storewanderer »
June 11th, 2019, 8:14 pm
I notice around Vancouver a very common theme in shopping centers that are grocery anchored. I keep finding other grocery type stores in the same...
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June 13th, 2019, 8:34 pm
Sobeys Buys Canada Safeway
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kr.abs.swy »
June 12th, 2013, 7:52 pm
Safeway and Sobey's announced that Sobey's will be buying all of the Canada Safeway stores. This will erase Safeway from a huge swath of Western...
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June 11th, 2019, 8:09 pm
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May 28th, 2019, 8:28 am
Lucerne Dairy Products In Walmart Canada
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marshd1000 »
April 28th, 2019, 1:04 am
I am currently visiting Vancouver, BC. So I was in the Walmart Supercentre at Capilano Mall in North Vancouver. But I saw something very shocking,...
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April 28th, 2019, 11:01 am
Sainsbury's and Asda close to Merging
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by bm10k » April 29th, 2018, 12:16 am
Apparently Walmart (Who Owns Asda) has given the green light on this
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April 30th, 2018, 11:36 am
So, what about Casa Ley?
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pseudo3d »
January 8th, 2017, 5:58 pm
Today, I was preparing a list of former San Antonio division Albertsons stores that I was hoping to premier on my website soon. I was surprised to...
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February 6th, 2018, 8:09 pm
Metro and Jean Coutu Talk Takeover
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marshd1000 »
September 27th, 2017, 3:31 pm
Metro Supermarkets and Jean Coutu talk about combining:
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May 2nd, 2017, 11:41 pm
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