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In terms of branding, while the chain often promoted itself as "Loblaw's" in newspaper ads, it was not until 1939 that the first "Loblaws" signs went up on store facades – replacing the Loblaw Groceterias Co. Limited signage. In addition to the new meat and produce departments, frozen food sections were also featured – a first in Canada.
Super Centre was a hyper supermarket banner used by Loblaws during the 1990s in Ontario. Some stores were an expansion from the Super-Valu banner. These stores were about 60,000 to 120,000 square feet (5,600–11,100 m 2) in size on average, larger than standard supermarkets, sold a wider selection of merchandise (including department store merchandise, such as clothing), and contained in ...
As of December 2022, the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission listed 42 licensed Real Canadian Liquorstore locations. [1] After the province began to issue more private liquor licenses, Loblaw opened the chain's first Saskatchewan location as a store within a store at a Superstore in Yorkton in October 2018. The following month, Loblaw ...
IGA / IGA Extra in Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, some parts of Atlantic Canada formerly CO-OP Atlantic and Saskatchewan only; Marché Bonichoix; Marché Tradition; Rachelle-Béry; Safeway; Sobeys; Thrifty Foods; Pete's Frootique; Longo's (Sobeys has purchased 51% of Longo's, with an option to buy the remaining shares within the next 10 years ...
Superstore locations now top 20,000 square metres (220,000 sq ft). In the west, Superstores are operated by Loblaw subsidiary Westfair Foods Ltd. Ontario stores are operated as part of Loblaw's other banners, including Loblaws and Zehrs, although Superstore is considered a separate chain, and prices at one chain may not apply at the other ...
Maxi is a discount grocery retailer based in Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1984 by Provigo , it is a division of Loblaw Companies [ 1 ] and the largest of Loblaws' Quebec supermarket chains. Maxi is the Quebec equivalent of No Frills , a chain of franchised discount grocery stores outside Quebec, except that Maxi stores are owned by the company.
Loblaw entered Atlantic Canada through the acquisition of Atlantic Wholesalers, owner of the SaveEasy chain, in 1976. In 1986, the company opened its first large-scale grocery store in Moncton, New Brunswick, using the name The Real Atlantic Superstore.
It is a unit of National Grocers, itself a unit of Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada's largest food distributor. Stores are typically operated by a franchise owner. The stores operate in smaller locations than others operated by Loblaw Companies Limited, and are often opened in former locations where other Loblaw Companies Limited stores had ...