No Frills

No Frills is a discount supermarket chain in Canada owned by Loblaws. They currently operate 282 stores in every province except Québec.
== History ==
As inflation was increasing in the Canadian economy, Loblaws decided to open a discount supermarket chain called No Frills in Toronto. Inspired by popular "No Frills" style supermarket chains in Europe such as Aldi, the store had a basic looking interior and customer service. Instead of having the products neatly placed on shelves, the products were kept in their shipping boxes. The store also had a more limited selection of products compared to a normal grocery store. With all the "Frills" taken away from the store, the savings were passed on to the customer. 
Originally, No Frills only operated in the Greater Toronto Area, but throughout the 1980s and 1990s, No Frills expanded throughout Ontario. 
In the 2000s, No Frills expanded to Western and Atlantic Canada by rebranding other grocery store chains, such as when the majority of western Canadas Extra Foods stores (Also owned by Loblaws) were rebranded to No Frills starting in 2008 and into the 2010s. In Atlantic Canada, some SaveEasy grocery stores (Originally its own chain, later bought out by Loblaws) were rebranded to No Frills. 
== Present ==
No Frills continues to be a deep discount store chain, although modern stores are larger, offer more selection, and offer Frozen foods, Dairy, etc. Which were not found in older No Frills stores. Many No Frills now have self checkouts as the priority at the checkout section to save on labour costs, although there is usually 1 or 2 staffed checkouts.
== See Also ==
* Loblaws, the parent company to No Frills
* Sobeys, a competitor
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