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Old Posted Feb 12, 2008, 8:06 PM
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SteelTown, RCSS is what I'd call "hypermarket-lite"--it's an effort by Loblaw to move closer to the Wal-Mart Supercenter concept. It is full-service grocery as well as small appliances, housewares, linens, health and beauty--and most recently, private label clothing under the "joe fresh" brand. They run with price-points lower than whatever the traditional Loblaw format is in a given market (Fortinos in your case, Zehrs in mine) thanks to an agreement with the UFCW that allows them to hire non-grocery employees at a lower wage scale. Not aware of any that operate 24 Hours--Hamilton's Victorian business hours laws would prevent that anyway considering the general merchandise (non-grocery) in the format.
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