When the country’s largest grocery store operator, Loblaw, reports its latest sales results in a few weeks, it’s expected to show growth roughly in line with what Metro, another big Canadian grocer, just posted, give or take a percentage point or two.
That means a gain of about three per cent, experts say, a fair number reflecting a steady business posting decent growth. Still, it’s not nearly as good as what a competing store is posting as it continues to quietly steal more and more business away from traditional supermarkets.
That would be Costco.
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