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Description: While “it won’t be business as usual,” Loblaw chief executive Galen Weston urged Canadians not to worry about food shortages, price hikes or store closures amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Source: YahooFinance.com

Date: Mar 16, 2020

Link: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/we-will-not-raise-a-single-price-loblaw-ceo-vows-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-120932146.html

Questions for discussion:

  • How is the firm’s response a good example of socially responsible and ethical behavior?
  • Do you think customer good will toward the firm will be impacted as a result of these managerial decisions?