SuperValu (Canada)

SuperValu is a chain of franchised and associated grocery stores in Canada that currently operates entirely in the province of British Columbia.

Background 

In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, many SuperValu stores were created from former Loblaws stores. Loblaw Companies Limited (through its Westfair Foods division) supplies SuperValu stores and owns the SuperValu name.

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. Today, only a handful of smaller SuperValu stores remain, all located in British Columbia, as most have either been rebranded as Extra Foods or expanded into Real Canadian Superstore outlets (or the related Real Canadian Wholesale Club). Atlantic SuperValu stores have since been replaced by the larger Atlantic Superstore.

See also
 List of supermarket chains in Canada

External links
SuperValu store locations
Site for three Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley-based SuperValu outlets
Site for two Vancouver SuperValu outlets
Site for SuperValu outlet located in Gibsons, BC Canada
SuperValu radio jingle from the mid-1960s (MP3)
Local newspaper article on closure of Campbell River SuperValu outlet

Category:Loblaw Companies
Category:Supermarkets of Canada