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Canada's Retail Food Chains: Supermarkets & Convenience Stores c1977


     This list is provided for those who are interested in the historical development of Canada's commercial sector. Apart from providing an historical snapshot our purpose is to indicate where such data can be found. In this instance the source is Canadian Grocer, Vol.92, No.8, August 1978, p.47. This issue also contains a survey of Chains and Groups which includes such things as the names of senior management, stores and locations and buying policies. As well, this issue announces the arrival of the first "no-frills store". See: "Loblaws Opens Box Store: First Food Chain in Canada to Take the Plunge". p.3. Bound volumes of Canadian Grocer are available in the Western Libraries.

Supermarkets


 B.C. Prairies Ontario Quebec Atlantic Provinces Total
A&P - - 98 16 - 114
Allwest (Associated Grocers) - 5 - - - 5
Aubaines Alimentaires - - - 5 - 5
AVA Food Markets - - 1 18 - 19
Canada Safeway 88 161 27 - - 276
Capitol - - - - 6 6
Darrigo's - - 6 - - 6
Dominion - 16 221 92 50 379
Dutch Boy - - 5 - - 5
Economart  3 6 1 - - 10
Entrepot Alimentation - - - 5 - 5
Food City - - 45 - 2 47
Gordons (div. of Zehrmart) - - 15 - - 15
J.P. Vincent et Freres - - - 7 - 7
JATO - - - 10 - 10
Knob Hill Farms - - 4 - - 4
Loblaw's - 8 139 - - 147
Mike's Supermarkets - - 8 - - 8
J. Montemurro - - 1 4 - 5
O.K. Economy - 21 5 - - 26
Overwaitea - - - - - 47
R.M. Calbeck 47 - 6 - - 6
Shop-Easy - 2 1 - - 35
Sobeys 32 - - 5 62 67
Steinberg's - - 78 132 1 211
Strong's - - - - - 5
Sunnybrook 5 - 6 - - 6
Super-Valu - - - - - 35
Woodward 35 8 - - - 20
Valley Discount Foods 12 - - - 5 5
Zehr's - - 37 - - 37
TOTALS 222 227 704 294 126 1573

Convenience Stores


 B.C. Praries Ontario Quebec Atlantic Provinces Total
Associalted Bakery (Cantor) - - 14 43 - 57
Astro Variety - - 7 - - 7
Bantam - - 46 - - 46
Becker's - - 580 - - 580
Dutch Girl - - 3 - - 3
Le Frigo/Ice Box - - 5 16 - 21
Green Gables Fine Foods - - - - 58 58
Jug City (Oshawa Group) - - 13 - - 13
Kwikie Minit Markets - - 25 - - 25
Little Short Stop Stores - - 18 - - 18
Mac's Milk 58 98 410 34 - 600
Magic Mart - - 10 34- - 10
Perrette - - - 150 - 150
Pinto - - 102 13 - 115
Provi-Soir - - - 105 - 105
Red Rooseter Food Stores - 58 - - - 58
Seven Day Food Stores - 15 - - - 15
7-11 (Southland) 24 117 - - - 141
Shaw's Dairy Stores - - 29 - - 29
Starlite Variety Stores - - 13 - - 13
TOTAL 82 288 1275 361 58 2064