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Opinion: McEwan Grocery To Close

Craig and Lee talk about celebrity chef Mark McEwan's business empire filing for CCAA protection and the Bloor/Yonge grocerant location closure.

Episode 171 of the The Retail Insider Podcast Network podcast, hosted by Craig Patterson, Lee Rivett, titled "Opinion: McEwan Grocery To Close" was published on October 8, 2021 and runs 13 minutes.

October 8, 2021 ·13m · The Retail Insider Podcast Network

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Craig and Lee talk about celebrity chef Mark McEwan's business empire filing for CCAA protection and the Bloor/Yonge grocerant location closure.

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This week Craig and Lee talk about the closure of the McEwan grocery store near the corner of Bloor and Yonge Streets in downtown Toronto. Celebrity chef Mark McEwan‘s business empire recently filed for CCAA protection. Craig lives nearby and has been shopping there since it opened in 2019, and Lee became a fan during a visit prior to the pandemic.

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