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LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD. $116 is a buy. The country’s largest supermarket operator (Toronto symbol L; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 327.7 million; Market cap: $38.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.loblaw.ca) paid $832 million for Lifemark Health Group in May 2022. It operates over 300 clinics across Canada that provide physiotherapy, massage therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic, mental health, and other rehabilitation services. Lifemark is now part of the company’s Shoppers Drug Mart unit, which already operates specialized clinics inside its drugstores as well as standalone locations. The new clinics should help spur customer traffic and sales at the drugstores. If fact, Lifemark’s revenue in the second quarter of 2022 totaled $49 million, or 4% of Loblaw’s total revenue. Loblaw is a buy. MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $23 is still a hold. The company (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 123.9 million; Market cap: $2.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 3.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaffoods.com) has expanded beyond…