Loblaws at Maple Leaf Gardens will be open on Family Day as will Summerhill Market at 446 Summerhill and at the satellite store at 1048 Mt. Pleasant Rd. These openings reflect a pattern of holiday food shopping options that has been set in the past year or so by these two stores. Other full-service grocery stores will be closed including Metro, Loblaws and Longo’s stores.
PRESSURE ON WHOLE FOODS TO OPEN
Whole Foods at 87 Avenue Road (in Hazelton Lanes) will also be open but it is a little further away from South Bayview. The pressure is on Whole Foods to stay open. It is experiencing a sag in business related to consumer resistance to prices, although this may be somewhat unfair. When the new Whole Foods opens this spring at 1860 Bayview it will be interesting to see if it opens on holidays, and if so, what pressure that puts on nearby competitors.
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