Canadian Food Chain Sales & Market Share 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 case the information is from Canadian Grocer, Vol.92, No.11, November 1978, p.18. A note indicates that the information was supplied by Burns Fry Limited. Among the other interesting items in this issue: the "Burns Fry Grocery Basket' which indicates the change in grocery prices in Toronto from 1977 to 1978 (p.16); "Canadian Meat Consumption" -lbs per person per year (p.18). Bound copies of the Candian Grocer are available in the Western Libraries.

(Millions)

Company	1965	1974	1975	1976	1977
Loblaw Group	$1,104	$1,930	$2,196	$2,237	$2,371
Dominion	544	1,600	1,854	2,003	2,168
Safeway	401	1,094	1,300	1,387	1,652
Steinberg's	326	1,063	1,250	1,440	1,528
Provigo/Loeb	320	870	1,048	1,134	1,292
Oshawa Group	125	616	748	785	860
A&P	218	349	359	400	436
Sobeys	59	181	209	237	256
Overwaitea	33	100	118	135	157
Indep. & Others	2,472	3,586	4,118	4,776	5,083
Total Market	$5,602	$11,389	$13,200	$14,534	$15,803
Market Shares
Loblaw Group	19.7%	16.9%	16.6%	15.4%	15.0%
Dominion	9.7	14.1	14.0	13.8	13.7
Safeway	7.2	9.6	9.9	9.5	10.5
Steinberg's	5.8	9.3	9.5	9.9	9.7
Probigo/Loeb	5.7	7.6	7.9	7.8	8.2
Oshawa Group	2.2	5.4	5.7	5.4	5.4
A&P	3.9	3.1	2.7	2.8	2.8
Sobeys	1.1	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6
Overwaitea	0.6	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0
Indep. & Others	44.1	31.5	31.2	32.9	32.1
Total Market	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%