Metro Inc. will close some stores in Ontario and re-brand others to its Food Basics discount name. Montreal-based Metro is the third largest grocery retailer in Canada (after Loblaws and Sobey’s) and it apparently feels the need to economize a bit and sharpen its style in the face of these dynamic competitors. It doesn’t seem likely that we will see any changes at the huge Eglinton and Bayview Metro, one of the busiest stores in the country. It’s believed that about 15 stores will be affected in some form.
