Canada’s Grocery Profiteers Have Got a Lot of Nerve
Canadian grocery giant Metro Inc. (TSX: MRU) released its quarterly earnings this past Tuesday, while also announcing that sticker price
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Soon, Loblaws May Be The Only Option To Get Some Covered Prescription Drugs
A recent announcement by Manulife Financial’s (TSX: MFC) has sparked concerns among pharmacare policy experts as the firm plans some
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Metro Touts $63 Million Food Bank Donation As Firm Reports $4.97 Billion Sales in Q1 2024
Metro Inc. (TSX: MRU) released its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024, for the period ending December
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Bad Boy Furniture Declares Bankruptcy After Failed Restructuring Attempt
Furniture retailer Bad Boy Furniture has officially declared bankruptcy after a failed attempt to restructure its business. The Toronto-area company,
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Can’t Afford Air Jordans? You Can Rent A Pair
A rent-to-own company is letting customers rent out $300 Air Jordan sneakers for $19.99 a week. “A Rent-A-Center is renting
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Loblaws Wants In Cannabis, Urges Ford Government to Revise Retail Regulation
With a bid to enter the expanding cannabis market in Ontario, grocery giant Loblaw (TSX: L) has been actively pushing
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Chip Wilson Blasts Lululemon for Being Inclusive, Says It’s ‘Trying to Become Like the Gap’
Chip Wilson is at it again. In an interview with Forbes, the 68-year-old founder of the luxury athleisure apparel company
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Rite Aid Banned from Using AI Facial Recognition by the FTC
Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for surveillance purposes for five years, settling charges brought forth
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Major Retail Lobby Group Walks Back Statement on ‘Organized Retail Crime’
The National Retail Federation (NRF), a major lobbying group for US retailers, has retracted its earlier assertion that “organized retail
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Mastermind Toys Moves To Liquidate 18 Stores Under Creditor Protection, Sell Off Remaining Locations
Mastermind Toys, Canada’s independent specialty toy and children’s books retailer, recently applied for an initial order for creditor’ protection. The
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