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Originally Posted by Twoscents
They were supposed to announce a grocer and launch sales in 2014 and that didn't happen
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The grocery seemed like a long shot even before the acquisition of Safeway by Sobey's became public. When the plan was originally announced there were three main grocery retailers in Winnipeg, now there are two. It always seemed like Sobey's was the company they were talking with however they are likely spending the next year or two dealing with the Safeway merger before making any moves like this one. I would expect there are a couple more rounds of store closures to come before they start seriously looking for new locations. Perhaps Loblaws will step forward with some plan. The location would seem to be ideal for a replacement of the Winnipeg Square Shoppers with a significantly beefed up food section. This could even been a prototype or lead store for a new urban format.