Loblaws

Loblaws is a chain of supermarkets in Canada owned by Loblaw Companies Limited. They operate stores in British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec.

History
The first Loblaws store was founded by Theodore Loblaw and John Milton Cork and opened in 1919 in Toronto, Ontario as Loblaw Grocerteria. It was a early self-service cash and carry grocery

Formats
Loblaws operates under their conventional format. Some stores were rebranded as Loblaw Great Food as part of their great food format. Some of these locations since reverted to being signed as Loblaws with remodels. Loblaws also operates smaller urban locations in select markets under the "Loblaws City Market" banner.