Price Chopper (Canada)

Price Chopper was a Canadian discount supermarket chain that operated stores throughout New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island. At their peak, they had nearly 100 locations throughout these provinces. However, because of competition from other grocery store chains, Price Chopper was converted to Freshco in Ontario and Foodland in Atlantic Canada from 2010 until 2020 when the last store closed. 
== History ==
The Price Chopper brand was created around 1992 as a discount grocery store chain by the Oshawa Group. The first stores were opened in Toronto, Ontario. The brand quickly became popular and more stores opened throughout Ontario. 
Throughout the 1990s, several other Oshawa Group grocery stores were rebranded to Price Chopper, which made Price Chopper one of their most popular chains.
In 1998, the Empire Company purchased Oshawa Group and all of it's subsidiaries. In 1999 and 2000, most LoFood Stores throughout Ontario and Atlantic Canada were rebranded to Price Chopper, this greatly expanded the presence of Price Chopper in mostly Atlantic Canada. 
Starting in the 2000s, some underperforming Price Chopper locations were closed. During this time, Price Chopper made their own store brand to try and attract most customers. However, this didn't help the chain very much. In 2010, Empire Company introduced the Freshco banner, which is a very similar discount grocer. This new brand made Price Chopper irrelevant and most stores were rebranded to Freshco throughout the next few years. 
In 2011, all locations in Atlantic Canada were either rebranded to the Foodland banner or permanently closed. This made Price Chopper an Ontario only store. 
On December 20th, 2020, the last Price Chopper location at the Bridlewood Mall was permanently closed, marking the end of the Price Chopper brand for good. ‎ 
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