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The Art and Science of Building Stores That Matter: Sharla Paraskevopoulos, SVP Real Estate, Loblaw (opens the original)
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Recorded live at the third annual Loblaw Supplier Summit, Sharla Paraskevopoulos, Senior Vice President Real Estate at Loblaw Companies Limited, joins Michael LeBlanc to unpack how Canada's largest retailer decides where and how to build. Sharla covers the new No Frills store design and its yellow beacon, why banner spacing rules were scrapped, balancing efficiency and experience, the data behind site selection, AI in energy and maintenance, and the first Shoppers Drug Mart redesign in 23 years.
Dr. Isabelle Huot, Doctor of Nutrition, on Clean Label, Deepfakes and Building a Food Brand Inside Loblaw (opens the original)
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Recorded live at the Loblaw Supplier Summit, Michael sits down with Dr. Isabelle Huot — doctor of nutrition, author of nineteen books, and the entrepreneur behind a ready-to-eat meal brand now in Maxi stores across Quebec. They talk about clean labels, deepfakes, affordability, and a fun but insightful rapid-fire round of nutrition questions.
Joe Fresh at 20: Irene Doody, SVP on Style, Value and Becoming Canada's #1 Apparel Destination (opens the original)
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What happens when Canada’s biggest grocer gets into the apparel category? Irene Doody, Senior Vice President, Joe Fresh at Loblaw, goes back to the beginning and explains the thinking behind one of Canadian retail's most unlikely success stories. The genesis wasn't a fashion strategy — it was pure convenience, plus a healthy dose of surprise and delight. Two decades later, Joe Fresh has grown from an in-store experiment into a national apparel destination. However, Irene's point in our talk toge
Greenhouse as Cornerstone: Joe Spano From Mucci Farms on the Future of the Canadian Food Supply (opens the original)
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What does it take to grow Canadian strawberries twelve months a year — and win vendor of the year from Loblaw while you do it? On this episode, recorded live at the third annual Loblaw Supplier Summit, I sit down with Joe Spano, Managing Partner and Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Mucci Farms. Sixty years of family farming. One hundred and five acres of indoor produce. And a decades-long partnership with Loblaw that Joe says feels less like a contract and more like family. Plus, his adv
Marcelo Braga, Co-Founder & Director, Frittos & Co., 2026 Small Supplier Partner of the Year (opens the original)
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Recorded live at the third annual Loblaw Supplier Summit, Michael LeBlanc sits down with Marcelo Braga, Co-Founder & Director of Frittos & Co., moments after the Brazilian frozen snack brand was named 2026 Small Supplier Partner of the Year. Marcelo traces the company's path from a London, Ontario incubator to roughly 2,000 stores, explains why coxinha and pizza bites can share a freezer door, and offers advice for food entrepreneurs chasing their first national listing.
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