Author: jacnel
Date: April 16, 2024
Hey Everyone, I’ve finally had the time to update The Great Canadian Grocery Chart with all of the suggestions I’ve received over the past few weeks! Feel free to take a look! There is now a Major Independents section that lists the ownership structure of Giant Tiger and The North-West Company, two of Canada’s major … Read More
Author: jacnel
Date: March 8, 2022
I was at Walmart this week at noticed a big change to their bin display: That change being the price. These Walmart bins used to cost $5.97 each, on par with the cost of bins at both Loblaw (the PC GreenĀ® Box sells for $5.99) and FreshCo ($6.00) stores. However, sometime in March of this … Read More
Author: jacnel
Date: January 17, 2022
As with many things in life there is a relevant xkcd: For Americans, this idea of a brand of food products with basic, stark, single colour packaging may seem intriguing, if not genius, but for us here in Canada it’s reality. Yellow and Helvetica The No Name brand had humble beginnings in 1978. In the … Read More
Author: jacnel
Date: October 26, 2021

Loblaw is one of the largest grocery store companies in Canada, with a mess of current and former banners. Here is a list of all the different banners they have (and have had) to the best of my knowledge. Current Banners Banner Territory Notes Loblaws Greater Toronto Area, Eastern Ontario, London Most Loblaws stores have … Read More
Author: jacnel
Date: October 20, 2021
Ever wondered how the ownership of grocery stores in Canada stacks up? I have compiled a list of Canada’s 5 largest grocers so that you can easily see who owns what. Spoiler: there’s less competition than you might think. To read more: https://jacobnelson.ca/Great-Canadian-Grocery-Chart.html