Joe Fresh goes overseas

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LOBLAW COS. $46.81 (Toronto symbol L; Shares outstanding: 282.3 million; Market cap: $13.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 2.0%; www.loblaw.ca) continues to expand its Joe Fresh business, which makes casual clothing, shoes and accessories. Loblaw mainly sells these goods in over 300 of its supermarkets and through 22 stand-alone stores in the U.S. and Canada. The company plans to take advantage of the brand’s popularity by opening 140 more Joe Fresh stores in 23 countries outside North America in the next four years. Loblaw will team up with local partners to build and operate these outlets, which limits the risk of expanding in unfamiliar markets. Loblaw is a buy. buy…