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Metro Inc. is a Canadian food retailer operating in the provinces of

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and

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

. The company is based in

Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pe ...

with head office at 11011 Boulevard Maurice-Duplessis. Metro is the third largest grocer in Canada, after

Loblaw Companies Limited Loblaw Companies Limited is a Canadian retailer encompassing corporate and franchise supermarkets operating under 22 regional and market-segment banners (including Loblaws), as well as pharmacies, banking and apparel. Loblaw operates a privat ...

and

Sobeys Sobeys Inc. is the second largest supermarket chain in Canada, with over 1,500 stores operating across Canada under a variety of banners. Headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, it operates stores in all ten provinces and accumulated sales of ...

. There are 365 namesake locations in Ontario and Quebec. Super C is the discount supermarket division operated in Quebec with 72 stores, averaging . These stores contribute to C$1 billion of Metro's annual sales. In Ontario, Metro has 139 discount supermarkets under the

Food Basics Food Basics Ltd. is a Canadian supermarket chain owned by Metro Inc. The company operates over 130 stores throughout Ontario. History Food Basics was created by A&P Canada to compete with the successful No Frills warehouse-style supermarket ...

banner, which are very similar to the Super C stores. Large Metro stores in Quebec operate under the Metro Plus name. Metro also operates 142 small groceries under the Marché Richelieu banner. In November 2007, Metro reported a 9.3% increase in earnings for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2007, making $276.6 million in 2007 compared to $253 million in 2006. In 2011 Metro acquired a majority stake (55.5%) (CAD$153.8 million) in

Marché Adonis Marché Adonis is a supermarket chain operating in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario. The company is based in Montreal, Quebec. In 2011, Metro Inc. acquired a majority stake (55.5%) (CAD$153.8 million) in Marché Adonis. History ...

, one of Quebec's biggest ethnic food retailers specializing in Mediterranean food (Marché Adonis sales CAD$73 million 2011). In a March 2020 press release, Metro announced that it will invest about $420 million within next 5 years for the construction of a new automated distribution centre for fresh and frozen products, which they hope to open in 2023.

History

The company was founded in 1947 in

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by Rolland Jeanneau. Many independent grocery stores joined the company to form Magasins Lasalle Stores Ltée. In 1952, Magasins Lasalles Stores Ltée change its name to Épiceries Lasalle Groceteria. The company had 43 affiliated grocery stores at the time. In 1955, they were 50 franchised stores and the company with a revenue of $2 million. The company gained fame in 1956 through an advertisement in '' La Presse'' which showed turkeys sold for 39 cents. That year, mayor

Jean Drapeau Jean Drapeau, (18 February 1916 – 12 August 1999) was Mayor of Montreal from 1954 to 1957 and 1960 to 1986. Major accomplishments of the Drapeau Administration include the development of the Montreal Metro entirely underground mass trans ...

was already talking about implementing in Montreal a

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system to be called the

Montreal Metro The Montreal Metro (french: Métro de Montréal) is a rubber-tired underground rapid transit system serving Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The metro, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), was inaugurated on October 14, ...

. This inspired the company to create a division called Metro. Other grocery stores joined the company bringing its number of stores to 73 in 1957 with revenue of $10 million. Because of the success of the Metro division, the company renamed itself Metro-Lasalle in 1963. In 1972, Metro-Lasalle changed its name to Metro-Ltée. Metro merged with the Marché Richelieu grocery chain in 1975 to become Groupe Metro-Richelieu Inc in 1976. In the early 1980s, Metro went through harder times due to fierce competition from

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and the

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. Metro merged with Epiciers Unis Inc. and took on the name Metro-Richelieu Inc. (dropping the "Groupe" from its name). During the rest of the 1980s, it fared better and entered the Montreal Stock Exchange in 1986. Metro suffered from the

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. A restructuring plan was established and changes were brought in the management team. Metro acquired 48 of 112 Steinberg supermarkets when that company went bankrupt in 1992. These stores were rebranded as Super C and Metro stores. Metro entered the

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in 1993. It acquired Loeb Stores from Loblaws in 1999. The Metro Plus banner was established in the early 2000s. Some of the stores were converted to Super C, while others continued to operate as Loeb. The Super C stores in Ontario were converted to Food Basics. In 2009, the company converted all Loeb stores to Metro.

Mergers and acquisitions

On July 19, 2005, Metro, Inc. announced that it had reached an agreement with The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. and its subsidiary, A&P Luxembourg S.à.r.l., to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of A&P Canada, for an acquisition price of $1.7 billion, consisting of $1.2 billion in cash and $500 million in the form of treasury shares of Metro. The purchase was completed on August 15, 2005, and after beating out

in a bidding war, Metro now has a network in Quebec and Ontario of 573 conventional and discount food stores, and 256 pharmacies. On August 7, 2008, Metro announced it would invest $200 million consolidating the company's conventional food stores under the Metro banner. Over a period of 15 months, all

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, A&P, Loeb, the Barn, and Ultra Food & Drug banners were converted to the Metro name. Food Basics stores were not affected as it competes in the discount food segment. Brampton Mall Metro P9260168

Metro now holds the second largest market share in the food distribution and retailing business in Quebec and Ontario with nearly $11 billion in sales and more than 65,000 employees. Its stores operate under the banners Metro, Metro Plus, Super C, Food Basics, Marché Ami, Les 5 Saisons and

. Its pharmacies operate under the banners Brunet, The Pharmacy, Clini-Plus, and Drug Basics. In 2017, Metro acquired Canadian meal kit service, Miss Fresh. In May 2018, Metro closed a $4.5 billion (CAD) acquisition of the Quebec drug chain

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, making it one of Canada’s largest retailers and distributors of food and drugs.

Loyalty programs

Stores under the Metro and Metro Plus banners offer one of the following loyalty programs: * Stores in Ontario, excluding those in

Thunder Bay Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario and the second most populous (after Greater Sudbury) municipality in Northern Ontario; its populati ...

, participate in the

Air Miles Air Miles is a group of loyalty programs operated by different companies in each region where the brand operates. The programs are available in Canada, the Netherlands and the Middle East. Points are earned on purchases at participating mercha ...

program. Customers earn 1 reward mile for every $20 spent cumulatively each week (Sunday to Saturday). Points may be redeemed for a variety of items, including in-store grocery redemptions (95 miles can be redeemed for $10 in groceries). * Due to Metro's Ontario stores (then A&P Canada) joining Air Miles after

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, which has locations in Thunder Bay, Metro's locations in that city have their own loyalty program called Thunder Bucks. Similar to Air Miles, customers earn 1 Thunder Point for every $20 spent, and bonus-points promotions are generally equivalent to those offered for Air Miles in the rest of the province. However, points are automatically redeemed for gift certificates at the rate of 125 points per $20 gift certificate. * For similar reasons (Air Miles has a partnership with

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in Quebec), locations in Quebec have their own program, ''metro&moi'' (Metro and Me). Customers earn 1 point for every $1 spent; points are automatically converted to rewards vouchers which are mailed every three months at a rate of $1 per 125 points accumulated (with a minimum balance of 500 points required for vouchers to be mailed). In spring 2015, Metro agreed to drop its exclusivity on the Air Miles program in Ontario; as a result, Sobeys stores throughout that province now offer Air Miles rewards in parallel with Metro. However, Sobeys (which now also owns Safeway Canada) did not reciprocate, and Metro continues to be unable to offer Air Miles in either Quebec or Thunder Bay.

Corporate governance

Members of the

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of Metro Inc. are: Réal Raymond (Chair), Marc Guay (Administrateur), Maryse Bertrand, François J. Coutu, Michel Coutu, Stephanie Coyles, Marc DeSerres, Claude Dussault, Russell Goodman, Christian W.E. Haub, Eric R. La Flèche, Christine Magee, Marie-José Nadeau, and Line Rivard.

Locations

* Metro stores listed below, particularly in Quebec, include independently owned and operated stores that

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the Metro name and concept.

Ontario

128 locations: *

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* Arnprior *

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Barry's Bay Barry's Bay is a community in the township of Madawaska Valley, Ontario, Canada, located two hours west of Ottawa on the shores of Kamaniskeg Lake, with a 2016 population of 1,259. History The Algonquin people named the area Kuaenash Ne-ish ...

* Belleville *

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* Burlington * Casselman *

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* Collingwood *

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* Georgetown *

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* Kingston (3) *

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(5) * Milton *

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(6) * Napanee * Newmarket (2) * North Bay * Oakville (3) * Orangeville *

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(17) * Owen Sound * Pembroke *

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* Pickering * Picton *

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(2) * Sault Ste. Marie (3) *

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* St. Thomas *

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(17) * Trenton *

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(3) * Windsor (4)

Quebec

131 Metro locations: * Alma (2) * Ancienne-Lorette *

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* Beloeil *

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(2) *

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* Chandler *

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* Chénéville * Degelis * Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent * Donnacona *

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* Fermont *

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(2) * Gracefield * Granby *

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* L'Épiphanie * L'Île-Perrot *

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* Lac-Etchemin * Lac-Mégantic *

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* Laurier-Station * Laval (2) * Lévis *

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* Marieville * Mont-Laurier * Mont-Saint-Hilaire *

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* Montmagny *

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(20) *

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* Napierville * Nicolet *

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* Papineauville * Pierreville * Pincourt *

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(11) * Repentigny * Rigaud *

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* Saguenay (2) *

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* Saint-André-Avellin * Saint-Césaire * Saint-Chrysostome * Saint-Damien-de-Brandon *

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* Saint-Félicien * Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon * Saint-Georges (2) * Saint-Jean-Baptiste * Saint-Jean-de-Matha *

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* Saint-Sauveur * Saint-Tite-de-Champlain *

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* Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade *

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* Sainte-Claire * Sainte-Croix * Sainte-Julie * Sainte-Madeleine * Sainte-Mélanie *

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* Sorel-Tracy *

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(2) * Val-David *

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* Waterloo * Westmount * Windsor 89 Metro Plus locations: *

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* Bécancour * Beloeil * Blainville * Boisbriand *

Bromont Bromont is a city in southern Quebec, Canada, at the base of Mont Brome; it is in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The Bromont area and its resort, Ski Bromont, is well known as a tourist destination for its downhill skiing, mou ...

(2) * Candiac * Chambly * Châteauguay *

Dolbeau-Mistassini Dolbeau-Mistassini is a town in northern Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Mistassibi River, Riviere aux Rats and the Mistassini River, on Lac Saint-Jean. Dolbeau-Mistassini is in the Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality and i ...

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Joliette Joliette is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of Gr ...

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Louiseville Louiseville is a town in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located near the mouth of the 'Rivière-du-Loup', on the north shore of Lac Saint-Pierre. Louiseville is twinned with Soissons in France and Cerfontaine in ...

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Mascouche Mascouche () is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southern Quebec, Canada. The city is located on the Mascouche River within the Les Moulins Regional County Municipality and has a population of 51,183, ranking 20th among Quebec municipaliti ...

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Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot is the largest of four municipalities located on Île Perrot, west of the island of Montreal, Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 10,654. It hosts the island's first church built in 1740 original ...

Pointe-Claire Pointe-Claire (, ) is a Quebec local municipality within the Urban agglomeration of Montreal on the Island of Montreal in Canada. It is entirely developed, and land use includes residential, light manufacturing, and retail. As of the 2021 cen ...

(8) * Rawdon * Repentigny * Saguenay (2) *

Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures is a city in central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River, adjacent to Quebec City. The town was founded in 1691 by three families (Desroches, Racette, Couture). It was merged with Quebec City on January 1, ...

(2) * Sainte-Catherine *

Saint-Charles-Borromée Saint-Charles-Borromée, Quebec (Canada 2021 Census, 2021 Population 15,285) is a city (Quebec), city in southwest-central Quebec, Canada, on the l'Assomption River. In Joliette Regional County Municipality, Saint-Charles-Borromée has the Mais ...

* Saint-Constant * Saint-Eustache (2) * Saint-Hyacinthe *

Saint-Jérôme Saint-Jérôme () ( 2021 population 80,213) is a suburban city located about northwest of Montreal on the Rivière du Nord. It is part of the Montreal of Greater Montreal. It is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its resorts via the ...

(2) * Saint-Zotique * Sainte-Adèle *

Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts is a town in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the regional county municipality of Les Laurentides in the administrative region of Laurentides, also known as the "Laurentians" or the Laurentian Mountains (in English). Sa ...

* Sainte-Julienne * Sainte-Marie *

Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in the Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality, 40 km from Montreal. It is crossed from east to west by Route 344, commonly known as Oka Ro ...

* Sainte-Thérèse *

(2) * Sorel-Tracy * Saint-Félix-de-Valois *

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Val-des-Sources Val-des-Sources (), meaning "Valley of the Springs", formerly known as Asbestos (), is a town in the Estrie ( Eastern Townships) region of southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Nicolet River."Asbestos" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Ch ...

Victoriaville Victoriaville is a town in central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of Arthabaska ...

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