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From: edhew@xenitec.on.ca (Ed Hew)
Newsgroups: ont.general
Subject: Re: Supermarket shakeup?
Summary: so what's new about this?
Message-ID: <1989Oct29.050306.1134@xenitec.on.ca>
Date: 29 Oct 89 05:03:06 GMT
References: <1989Oct28.204533.16975@telly.on.ca>
Reply-To: edhew@xenitec.UUCP (Ed Hew)
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In article <1989Oct28.204533.16975@telly.on.ca> evan@telly.on.ca (Evan Leibovitch) writes:
>I recently found out that the two Loblaws-owned stores in Brampton are
>about to be closed down.
>
>Now I find out that all of the SuperCentres are losing money, and that
>the Brampton one probably won't make it to February.
>
>Are Bramptonian shopping habits a bit different? Or is Loblaws having a
>tough time through the province? I imagined that things like the 'Green'
>products promotion had been quite successful.

In Kitchener, the major national chains never were able to make any
inroads on the local "giants".  The two main chains in KW are Zehrs
and DutchBoy.  Their competition is Knectels (Village Markets), plus
some independents.  After Zehrs and Dutchboy prevented Lablaws from
coming in and chased Dominion out of town, they sold out to them.

So, the old addage still holds:  "If you can't beat them, buy them".

Of interest:  SuperCentre here lasted about 1/2 a year.  It's a Zehrs now.
A&P's current incarnation (SuperFresh) has just changed marketing strategy
again.  I wonder how long they're going to last this time.

[Note:  I really don't know the insides of the grocery industry, I simply
	have to keep buying groceries.]

>   Evan Leibovitch, Sound Software, located in beautiful Brampton, Ontario
>                 evan@telly.on.ca / uunet!attcan!telly!evan

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