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Old 06-13-2013, 02:41 PM   #130
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Don't be too sure of that. Overwaitie, Save-On's parent company, might be in a similar position to Canada Safeway. Sobey's has virtually no retail presence in BC and this would give them an opportunity to break into that market. I could see either Loblaw's or Sobey's offering Jimmy Pattison loads of cash to sell out. This could ring the death knell for many retail food chains.
Not under their own name, but they do own 29 Thrifty Foods locations in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island.
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