SuperValu (Canada)
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- For companies of the same name in other countries, see SuperValu.
SuperValu is an independently-owned and operated grocery store chain in Canada that operates primarily in the western part of the country. In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, many SuperValu stores were created from former Loblaws stores. Loblaws (through its Westfair Foods division) supplies SuperValu stores.
In the mid-1970s, a larger version of SuperValu was created. Dubbed the Real Canadian Superstore, these warehouse-sized grocery stores were closer to department stores in scope. By the mid-1990s, only a handful of smaller SuperValu stores remained (primarily in British Columbia) as most had either been renamed as "Extra Foods" or expanded into Real Canadian Superstore outlets (or the related Real Canadian Wholesale Club).
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[edit] Current locations (partial list)
- Agassiz, British Columbia
- Campbell River, British Columbia
- Chetwynd, British Columbia
- Coquitlam, British Columbia
- Dease Lake, British Columbia
- Deep Cove, British Columbia
- Faro, Yukon
- Gibsons, British Columbia
- Houston, British Columbia
- Kamloops, British Columbia
- Kitimat, British Columbia
- Langdale, British Columbia
- North Vancouver, British Columbia
- Oliver, British Columbia
- Osoyoos, British Columbia
- Port McNeill, British Columbia
- Scotch Creek, British Columbia
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- West Vancouver, British Columbia
- Whitehorse, Yukon
[edit] Atlantic SuperValu
Many new SuperValu locations appeared in the Maritime provinces in the early 1990s, operated by Atlantic Wholesalers, a subsidiary of Loblaws. Some stores were rebrandings of other banners, including SaveEasy and Village Food Stores, while others were completely new. These stores operated under the name Atlantic SuperValu. A small number of these stores are still in operation although they are gradually being replaced by the larger Atlantic Superstore.
