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Dominion refers to two separate upscale supermarket chains in Canada. The Ontario chain (founded in 1927 and once owned by Conrad Black's Argus Corporation), which has locations primarily in the Greater Toronto Area. Supermarket produce section A supermarket is a store that sells a wide variety of goods including food and alcohol, medicine, clothes, and other household products that are consumed regularly. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour (born August 25, 1944 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian-born British biographer, financier and newspaper magnate. ... Argus Corporation based in Toronto, Ontario and is an investment and holding company founded in 1945. ... }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Location. ...

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Dominion Stores - Ontario

Operated as a division of A&P, an American-based grocery retailer, Dominion is now a smaller chain of high-end retailer. There are plans underway for the sale of Dominion stores by A&P, with Sobeys and Metro being likely suitors. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P, is a United States and Canada. ... This is a page about Dominions of the British Empire/Commonwealth. ... The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P, is a United States and Canada. ... Sobeys is a Canadian supermarket chain based in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. ... This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ...


On average, Dominion's Ontario stores are between 60,000 and 120,000 square feet (5,000 and 10,000 m²) in size. Its slogan is: "We're fresh obsessed."


Dominion Superstores - Newfoundland and Labrador

In Newfoundland and Labrador, Dominion-Superstore is the primary brand name of the major-market supermarkets of Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada's largest food retailer, which uses that brand name under licence. Founded as Water Street's Ayre and Sons, it was acquired by Dominion Stores Limited in 1963 and sold out and renamed Almaco in 1987. Loblaw's acquired the Dominion chain in 1995. In all other respects, the majority of these stores operate with the same appearance and format as the company's flagship Loblaws and Atlantic Superstore supermarkets. Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ... Loblaw Companies Limited is the largest food retailer in Canada, with over 10,900 supermarkets operating under the Atlantic Superstore,SaveEasy, Dominion, Maxi, Provigo, Fortinos, Loblaws, Zehrs, No Frills, Valu-Mart, Extra Foods, Your Independent Grocer, Real Canadian Superstore and other brands. ... Loblaws is a supermarket chain of 68 stores located in Southern Ontario. ... Atlantic Superstore is an upscale supermarket chain of 53 stores in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. ...


Dominion was once a national chain operated by Dominion Stores Limited. Financial difficulties resulting from various non-retail acquisitions pushed the company into backruptcy by the 1980s; the chains noted above are the sole remnants of the Dominion brand.


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