Sobeys will need to open its discount banner out West to stem losses from its botched Safeway takeover The food retailer operates FreshCo which currently doesn't extend beyond Ontario and that has ...

The shift to discount among consumers has been an ongoing trend in Canada, prompting the country's largest grocery retailers to convert many conventional stores into discount banners. Loblaw, for ...

Loblaw says it’s planning to open 80 new grocery and pharmacy stores this year, about 50 of which will be discount grocers. The company says the new locations are part of an approximately $10 ...

Canadian grocers are taking different approaches with their discount offerings than American grocers, according to commercial real estate firm JLL’s Grocery Report on the North American market.

Loblaw has been investing in its discount store network by opening new stores and converting others. The company and the industry as a whole have been under pressure from consumers and politicians ...

Though strength in Metro’s discount banners continues to drive growth, the company is pleased with how its conventional stores are performing despite the pressure, said La Flèche.

Analysts say the price gap between discount grocery stores and conventional banners is 'collapsing.' You can thank a plummeting loonie, and Walmart.

Loblaw says it’s planning to open 80 new grocery and pharmacy stores this year, about 50 of which will be discount grocers. The company says the new locations are part of an approximately $10 ...

Metro Inc.'s chief executive says despite increasing competition in the discount grocery space, he thinks the retailer is well positioned to continue meeting demand for lower prices while also setting ...

Loblaw says it's planning to open 80 new grocery and pharmacy stores this year, about 50 of which will be discount grocers. The company says the new locations are part of an approximately $10 ...