The Real Superstore

Not to be confused with Atlantic Superstore or Real Canadian Superstore
The Real Superstore was a hypermarket chain in Louisiana, USA. 
==History ==
In 1979, Loblaws established the Real Canadian Superstore. It ended up being a success, so they decided to expand these stores elsewhere. Loblaw's already had a presence in America with National, which was a supermarket chain Loblaw's owned, so they thought that this chain would do just as well as the Canadian stores. They opened 2 locations within the state of Louisiana, they were both around 105 000 to 110 000 square feet. 
The stores actually did well for the first few years. But in the 1990s, competition from stores like Walmart, Sam's Club, Costco, and Super Kmart Center made the Real Superstore decline. If we look at Super Kmart, their stores were bigger and offered more selection compared to the Real Superstore, they also usually had better locations too. 
Around 1995, Loblaws decided that National and the Real Superstore no longer could be justified to remain open, so they closed both chains and left the American market to focus on the Canadian market.
==Locations==
*Baton Rouge - 8000 Greenwell Springs Rd - Stayed abandoned for many years until a manufacturing company took over the space. 
*Lafayette - 3141 Johnston St - Demolished in the 2000s, replaced with The Grand Lafayette theatre. 
==Gallery==
File:Real Superstore Opened.webp|The exterior of the Real Superstore
File:Real Superstore interior.webp|The interior of the Real Superstore
File:Real Superstore Abandoned.jpg|The Real Superstore - Abandoned 
==See Also==
*Atlantic Superstore - A sister chain in Canada that's still in operation
*Real Canadian Superstore - A sister chain in Canada that's still in operation
*An advertisement compilation of the Real Superstore - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_dP5yCKp_4
Category:Hypermarkets
Category:Defunct
Category:Superstores
Category:Supermarkets
Category:Department stores
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