Urban Fare is a

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chain located in

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. It is a subsidiary of the

Overwaitea Food Group The Overwaitea Food Group is an operator of supermarkets, based in Langley, British Columbia. It is owned by the Jim Pattison Group. Most stores are under the Save-On-Foods banner, which it launched in 1982. On March 8, 1915, Robert C. Kidd pur ...

, which, in turn, is owned by the

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

-based

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. The chain has six locations, four located in

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and one each in

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and

Kelowna Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''ki� ...

. It is part of the 'More Rewards' rewards card program as also featured at other stores in the chain such as

Save-On-Foods Save-On-Foods is a chain of supermarkets located across Western Canada, owned by the Pattison Food Group. Stores carry both standard brands and private label brands, such as Western Family. Many stores have a pharmacy, and some locations prov ...

. Urban Fare is primarily upmarket, with a focus on

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and

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foods. In addition to selling food, most locations also have an in-store restaurant and coffee bar. Most of the stores also feature a florist, pharmacy and wide selection of prepackaged "grab and go" meals.

History

The first Urban Fare opened in 1999 in Vancouver's trendy

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neighborhood, at the base of a new luxury condominium development. An

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store in the city's historic Crestwood neighborhood opened shortly after but closed after its lease expired. A second Vancouver location in the

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neighbourhood opened in 2007, and a third opened in 2008 in the

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tower in downtown Vancouver. In 2012 the chain added a new location in Vancouver's

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complex, billed as an "Express Urban Fare", being half the size of most other locations. A fifth location, the first outside Vancouver, was opened in a converted Cooper's Foods store in

also in 2012. A sixth location was opened in uptown

in 2019. Early in its history, the store made news for the price and luxury of some of its goods, notably an imported loaf of Poilane bread which it sold for $100.

Locations

(4)

References

External links

Official Site
Food and drink companies based in Vancouver Supermarkets of Canada Jim Pattison Group Retail companies established in 1999 1999 establishments in British Columbia {{retail-company-stub

History

Locations

See also

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