TORONTO (FNS) -- Loblaw Cos. here, Canada's largest grocer, said last week it plans to strengthen its position with the proposed purchase of Provigo, based in Montreal, for $1.05 billion ($1.62 billion Canadian).The...
MONTREAL (FNS) -- Canadian retail consolidation would be heating up if a move last week by Sobeys, Stellarton, Nova Scotia, bears fruit.The supermarket chain wants to acquire Toronto-based Oshawa Group Ltd. Combined...