grocery stores
Small grocery stores are in need of our support
Opinions August 3, 2021By: Jacob Mattie, Peak Associate I have a few small grocery stores close to where I live — not small like that Safeway without a decent bakery section, or even the Buy-Low Foods you can fully explore in a few aisles. I mean the kind of small where the employee stocking the shelves also runs the cash register and the company uniform is whatever they decided to wear that day. I was drawn to one by the surprisingly affordable produce laid out in front and was surprised by the products offered inside. Rather than being faced with eight different types…
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BC’s new liquor laws fail local retailers
EIC April 7, 2015[caption id="attachment_2038" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Thomas Williams (Flickr)[/caption] As April showers roll into Metro Vancouver, students are likely to roll out some extra cash when purchasing a six pack or a bottle of red for their end-of-term parties.…
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