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The company underwent unprecedented changes during the 1990s when headquarters were relocated from Sackville to [[Dartmouth, Nova Scotia]]. New warehousing facilities for [[Just In Time (business)|just in time]] logistics distribution were built, along with a huge expansion campaign which brought new large-format stores to many centres in the region within a period of only several years. |
The company underwent unprecedented changes during the 1990s when headquarters were relocated from Sackville to [[Dartmouth, Nova Scotia]]. New warehousing facilities for [[Just In Time (business)|just in time]] logistics distribution were built, along with a huge expansion campaign which brought new large-format stores to many centres in the region within a period of only several years. |
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In late 2011 Atlantic Superstore will be dropping their banner and switching to the [[Loblaw]] name which is used in Ontario and Western Canada. This will be newly renovated stores, product selection, employee uniforms, and newly designed logos on all stores.{{fact|date=December 2010}}<!-- I don't think they even use "Loblaw" in western Canada right now--> Some Atlantic Superstore locations will be switched to [[No Frills (grocery store)|No Frills]] depending on the stores demographic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Loblaw prepares to launch multiple no frills(R) in Atlantic Canada|url=http://www.loblaw.ca/English/Media-Centre/news-releases/news-release-details/2010/Loblaw-prepares-to-launch-multiple-no-frillsR-in-Atlantic-Canada/default.aspx}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:55, 1 June 2011
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| Company type | Supermarket |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Products | Bakery, beer, charcuterie, clothing, dairy, deli, frozen foods, gardening centre, gasoline (select locations), general grocery, general merchandise, liquor , meat & poultry, pharmacy, photolab, produce, seafood, snacks, wine |
| Parent | Loblaw Companies Ltd. |
| Website | http://www.superstore.ca/east/ |
Atlantic Superstore is a Canadian supermarket chain of 54 stores in the Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. It is owned by George Weston Limited through Loblaw Companies Limited, and operates under the Atlantic Wholesalers division of Loblaws.
The stores range in size from 45,000 to over 120,000 square feet (4,000 to 10,000+ m²) in size.
Store services
Despite the similarity in name to sister chain Real Canadian Superstore, not all Atlantic Superstores are necessarily hypermarkets; many are simply large supermarkets with minimal general merchandise. Others, however, are marketed as "One Stop" stores (much like Real Canadian Superstore) and carry a wide variety of goods, including groceries, electronics, housewares, clothing, and generally offer services such as photo finishing and a pharmacy.
Some larger stores (60-80,000+ square feet) also boast a community room, drive-thru pharmacy, gas bar, liquor store (operated by the applicable provincial agency), tobacco shop, as well as walk-in medical clinics. Gas bars at some locations, some of which are branded "Superstore at the Pumps" or "Refuel," offer a 3.5 cent per litre "AutoCash" coupon where provincial laws allow for this practice.
Atlantic Superstore has recently added self checkout registers at its larger stores which allow customers to scan the barcode of an item and make payment without any interaction with store employees.
Starting on April 22, 2009, some locations began charging 5 cents per plastic bag at checkouts, to promote the use of environmentally friendly reusable bags. As of March 1, 2010 this practice has stopped in all locations in Nova Scotia.
History
Loblaw entered Atlantic Canada through the acquisition of Atlantic Wholesalers, owner of the SaveEasy chain, in 1976.
In 1986 the company opened its first large-scale grocery store in Moncton, New Brunswick using the name The Real Atlantic Superstore. In 1995 the name was shortened to the present one and the store designs were reformatted to the "market style". Most SaveEasy stores, excluding those in rural areas, were eventually converted to the Superstore format, either though renovation or relocation.
The company underwent unprecedented changes during the 1990s when headquarters were relocated from Sackville to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. New warehousing facilities for just in time logistics distribution were built, along with a huge expansion campaign which brought new large-format stores to many centres in the region within a period of only several years.
In late 2011 Atlantic Superstore will be dropping their banner and switching to the Loblaw name which is used in Ontario and Western Canada. This will be newly renovated stores, product selection, employee uniforms, and newly designed logos on all stores.[citation needed] Some Atlantic Superstore locations will be switched to No Frills depending on the stores demographic.[1]
Locations
New Brunswick
19 locations:
Nova Scotia
30 locations:
Prince Edward Island
4 locations: