Metro Inc. is a Canadian food retailer operating in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. The company is based in Montreal, Quebec, with head office at 11011 Boulevard Maurice-Duplessis. Metro is the third largest grocer in Canada, after Loblaw Companies Limited and Sobeys.
Metro in Bramalea City Centre, Brampton
A 24-hour Metro store in Toronto at Bloor and Robert Streets
Baker section of a Metro store in Brampton
On July 29, 2023, the strike started and the supermarket closed.
Loblaw Companies Limited is a Canadian retailer encompassing corporate and franchise supermarkets operating under 22 regional and market-segment banners, as well as pharmacies, banking and apparel. Loblaw operates a private label program that includes grocery and household items, clothing, baby products, pharmaceuticals, cellular phones, general merchandise and financial services. Loblaw is the largest Canadian food retailer, and its brands include President's Choice, No Name and Joe Fresh. It is controlled by George Weston Limited, a holding company controlled by the Weston family; Galen G. Weston is the chair of the Loblaw board of directors, as well as chair of the board of directors and CEO of Canada-based holding company George Weston.
Loblaw Groceterias Limited, store No. 1, 2923 Dundas St. W., Toronto, Ontario, postcard, c. 1919.
Loblaw Groceterias Co. Limited store, College St. and Palmerston Blvd., Toronto, postcard, ca. 1923
Loblaws store on Eglinton Avenue East, in Leaside, Toronto, 1956.
Consumers shopping at Loblaws