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The latest news in the grocery biz
OPENINGS CALGARY CO-OP has opened its first new store in five years in Calgary’s Sage Hill neighbourhood. Located in a new mixed-use development, the new store, at 30,000-sq. ft. has a smaller footprint than a typical Calgary Co-op, but CEO Ken Keelor told Canadian Grocer: “We have been able to plug in all the wonderful products and services members have been used to … You can do a full shop and I don’t think you’ll miss a thing.” Among the store’s features: a full-service bakery as well as deli, meat and floral departments, a pharmacy and about 2,400 local products. The Sage Hill store also incorporates a number of environmentally-friendly features including LED lighting, energy-efficient refrigeration systems and an electric vehicle charging station. METRO has opened three new stores in Ontario in recent weeks. The grocer introduced a new 40,000-sq.-ft. store under the Metro banner in Ottawa’s Lincoln Heights neighbourhood in late October. The new build is located on the same site as a previous Metro location, but is bigger with an expanded fresh and local product offering. In November, the grocer also opened two new FOOD BASICS stores—one in Kitchener’s Williamsburg community and the other in Porcupine, Ont., near Timmins.
Calgary Co-op opened its first new store in five years in a mixeduse development in Calgary’s Sage Hill neighbourhood
Metro has opened three stores in Ontario in recent weeks including one in Ottawa’s Lincoln Heights neighbourhood
T&T SUPERMARKETS has announced it will be opening a Toronto location at CF Fairview Mall in winter 2022. The 36,000-sq.-ft. store will take over a space previously occupied by Sears and is part of the 50-year-old mall’s redevelopment plan. The grocer has also revealed plans to enter the Quebec market in 2022 (read more on page 12). With 29 stores in its network, T&T is Canada’s largest Asian supermarket.
Fast-growing FARM BOY opened a new store in Ottawa’s Stittsville community in mid-November. The 28,729-sq.-ft. store is less than 2 km from Farm Boy’s original location on Main Street, and president and general manager
Jean-Louis Bellemare says the new space is “bigger and brighter” with an expanded assortment and new features including a burger bar food truck and grill station.
Goodness Me! has revealed its revamped flagship store on Hamilton’s Upper Gage Street
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The Montreal borough of Anjou is home to a new COSTCO . At 155,733 sq. ft., the new warehouse is 20% larger than its previous location, which is just down the street. The retailer says the old location will be converted into a Costco Business Centre. Along with a food court, pharmacy and optical centre, the expanded store also features six self-checkout stations, which is new to the Anjou Costco experience.
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GOODNESS ME! NATURAL FOOD MARKET held a “Reno Reveal Party” in mid-November to debut its new and improved flagship store on Hamilton’s Upper Gage Street. Following five months of extensive renovations, the grocer says the 40-year-old store’s transformation will provide its customers with a “much improved shopping experience” with a fresh, vibrant feel that incorporates art from local artists.
