Loblaw rolls out Joe Fresh

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LOBLAW COMPANIES $39.36 (Toronto symbol L; Shares outstanding: 278.4 million; Market cap: $11.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 2.1%; www.loblaw.ca) started selling its popular “Joe Fresh” brand clothing and accessories in its supermarkets in 2006. Joe Fresh has helped Loblaw compete with general retailers, such as Wal-Mart, which have expanded into groceries. In October 2010, Loblaw opened its first stand-alone Joe Fresh store in Vancouver. In 2011, the company plans to open three outlets in Toronto and one in Calgary. Loblaw eventually wants to expand the chain to 20 stores. Loblaw is a buy. buy…