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Food Basics was created by A&P Canada to compete with the successful No Frills warehouse-style supermarket operated by Loblaw Companies.It became part of the Metro group [2] when A&P Canada was sold to Metro for $1.7 billion in 2005.
In 1999, it acquired the Barn Markets, based in Hamilton, Ontario, and opened its first discount grocery store, Food Basics. In 2005, A&P Canada Co. operated 135 stores under the banners of: A&P, Dominion and Ultra Food & Drug, in addition to The Barn Markets and Food Basics. It employed over 34,000 employees in Ontario. [1]
Watt updated the Food Basics brand and store design in Ontario in 2008, after Metro Group acquired the Dominion and A&P business and created a new "Metro" brand identity for the corporation and he applied the Metro brand to Ontario stores, replacing the previous banners.
Food Basics was a no-frills discount supermarket chain owned and operated by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company in the northeastern United States.. Food Basics carried major national brands, as well as A&P's portfolio of private labels, [1] including America's Choice, A&P's flagship private label, Food Basics and Home Basics, Live Better, and Green Way.
Metro now holds the second largest market share in the food distribution and retailing business in Quebec and Ontario with nearly $11 billion in sales and more than 65,000 employees. Its stores operate under the banners Metro, Metro Plus, Super C, Food Basics, Marché Ami, Les 5 Saisons and Marché Adonis. [14]
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 December 2024. Canadian discount supermarket chain; a subsidiary of the Loblaw Companies For the eastern Nebraska and western Iowa "No Frills" chain, see No Frills Supermarkets. No Frills The banner's current logo A No Frills location in Markham, Ontario Company type Subsidiary Industry Retail ...