Loblaws
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Loblaws is a supermarket chain of 68 stores, headquartered in Brampton (recently relocated from Toronto), with stores across Ontario and Quebec. Loblaws is a division of Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada's largest food distributor. It created a financial services subsidiary in the late 1990's President's Choice Financial after its successful food line, President's Choice. It offers banking and mortgages in partnership with Canadian bank CIBC, a Mastercard branded credit card and loyalty program and various insurance products. Loblaws stores used to be located across Canada, until the early 1960s when most were renamed SuperValu and, later as Superstore. They also used to operate stores in upstate New York and Pennsylvania.
Loblaws was known in the United States primarily for its National Supermarkets chain that operated in Missouri, Illinois and Louisiana. Originally purchased from the National Tea Company, National Supermarkets were a major supermarket chain in the St. Louis, Missouri area until the 1995 sellout to Schnucks Markets.
The largest Loblaws in Canada is located in the Barrhaven community of Ottawa, Ontario.
Other banners within the National Grocers family:
- Dominion (Newfoundland and Labrador only)
- Supermarche Provigo (Quebec only)
- Maxi
- Real Canadian Superstore
- Atlantic Superstore
- Extra Foods
- No Frills
- SaveEasy
- Fortinos
- Valu-mart
- Zehrs
- Your Independent Grocer
See also
- List of Canadian supermarkets
External links
- [Loblaws]
- [Real Canadian Superstore]
- [George Weston Limited]
- [Loblaws Corporate]
- [No Frills]
- [History of National Supermarkets]
- [President's Choice Financial]
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