Business report with Mike Eppel

By News Staff

Posted July 15, 2013 7:57 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Shareholders have to approve Loblaw’s $12.4-billion proposal to buy Shoppers Drug Mart, senior business editor Mike Eppel explains.

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