Insights and Stories on Retail

Metro to buy Jean Coutu to stave off looming risks

Oct. 2, 2017 at 6:03 pm CDT

Toronto | Reuters — Metro Inc., Canada’s third-biggest food retailer, on Monday agreed to buy pharmacy chain Jean Coutu Group for $4.5 billion in cash and stock, paying what analysts said was a “steep” premium to protect against risks facing the retail sector. The deal comes at time when global […]

Metro in ‘advanced’ talks to buy Jean Coutu chain

Sep. 28, 2017 at 4:04 am CDT

By Staff

U.S. grain handler Andersons to exit retail business

Jan. 16, 2017 at 5:52 pm CST

By Reuters

Loblaw reports better-than-expected profit

Nov. 16, 2016 at 1:40 pm CST

By Reuters

P+H bulking up on fertilizer in southeastern Saskatchewan

Sep. 23, 2016 at 3:42 pm CDT

By Staff

Fertilizer merger highlights big-picture concerns

Sep. 13, 2016 at 4:30 pm CDT

CNS Canada — A multi-billion-dollar merger between two major crop input companies is the latest in a string of consolidation efforts in North America’s agriculture industry, drawing attention again to the possible effects on the value chain. Agrium and PotashCorp announced Monday they plan to combine to create an integrated […]

By Jade Markus

Agrium sees opportunities from major merger talk

Jun. 8, 2016 at 4:26 pm CDT

Reuters — Agrium, North America’s largest retail seller of products for crop producers, could benefit if some of the biggest makers of seed and agricultural chemicals merge, CEO Chuck Magro said on Wednesday. Responding to a question during a company investor day in Toronto about how possible tie-ups of ChemChina […]

By Rod Nickel

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