Let me start by saying I am not a natural runner. As far as cardio goes, I’d rather do a short burst of burpees (and I don’t love doing those, either) than jog around the block. It would take a colossal shift in my daily routines like say, the one brought on by a year-long closure of, well, almost everything to pique my interest in the activity.
I bring this up because it’s nearly impossible to separate my review of the Peloton Tread the new, seriously souped-up treadmill by the makers of the world’s most coveted at-home exercise bike from the current state of the world. Pre-pandemic, I was a regular (OK, semi-regular) at spin studios and functional-training classes. During the pandemic, one Ontario-wide stay-at-home order turned into another and then another and my world shrunk considerably. Before, at-home exercise equipment was, at least for my lifestyle, nice to have. Now, it feels necessary.
Ex-chairman and CEO of George Weston Ltd. turned Canadian grocer into premier retailer
W. Galen Weston, former chairman and CEO of George Weston Ltd. (GWL), the parent of Loblaw Cos., Canada’s largest food and drug retailer, has died at age 80 after a long illness.
Toronto-based GWL said yesterday that Weston, chairman emeritus of the company, passed away at his home on April 12.
Weston was a member of one of Canada’s wealthiest families. The Westons’ retail empire includes Loblaw’s and its Shoppers Drug Mart subsidiary plus the department store chains Selfridges (United Kingdom), Holt Renfrew (Canada), Brown Thomas (Ireland) and de Bijenkorf (Netherlands). GWL, named after his grandfather, George Weston, encompasses the Loblaw Cos., Weston Foods baked goods and Choice Properties real estate businesses.
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Galen Weston, Canadian Who Built Retail Empire, Dies at 80 Bloomberg 1 day ago Danielle Bochove
(Bloomberg) W.G. Galen Weston, the entrepreneur who built an Atlantic-spanning business network that made him one of the richest Canadians, has died. He was 80.
Weston died Monday “peacefully at home after a long illness faced with courage and dignity,” the Weston family said in a statement.
“In our business and in his life he built a legacy of extraordinary accomplishment and joy,” his son, Galen G. Weston, chief executive officer of George Weston Ltd., said. His daughter, Alannah Weston, the chairman of Selfridges Group, added, “The luxury retail industry has lost a great visionary.”
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