In early April, just a month after the parliamentary hearing, Loblaw announced that Weston would receive a pay raise this year, based on last year's stellar performance. Not long after, the company announced it would commit $2 billion to open 38 new stores and renovate 600 others. Certainly, expansion, not stability, remains the dominant mindset for Loblaw, as the company battles with only a handful of others like Empire and Metro – not to mention Costco Canada and Walmart – for highly coveted market share.