Real Canadian Superstore
Official logo as of 2017 | |
A location at Lansdowne Place in Peterborough, Ontario | |
| Formerly | The Real Canadian Superstore Loblaw Superstore |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | |
| Predecessor | SuperValu |
| Founded | March 1979 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Headquarters | 1 President's Choice Circle, , Canada |
Number of locations | 120 (2024) |
Area served | |
| Products | Appliances*, bakery, charcuterie, clothing*, dairy, deli, frozen foods, gardening centre†, general grocery, liquor*, general merchandise, meat & poultry, pharmacy, photolab*, produce, seafood, snacks *Select locations, †Seasonal |
| Brands | |
| Services | Click and collect (PC Express), community room, dietitian, dry cleaning, fashion (Joe Fresh), gasoline* (Mobil), fitness club (GoodLife Fitness), optical (Theodore & Pringle Optical), pharmacy (Loblaw Pharmacy), photo studio (Photolab), walk-in clinic (medical clinic) *Select locations |
| Parent | Loblaw Companies |
| Website | realcanadiansuperstore |
Real Canadian Superstore is a chain of supermarkets owned by Canadian food retailing giant Loblaw Companies. Its name is often shortened to Superstore, or, less commonly, RCSS (pronounced “Rick’s”).
Originating in Western Canada in the late 1970s/early 1980s, the banner expanded into Ontario in the early 2000s as Loblaw attempted to fend off competition from department stores including U.S.-based Walmart.
Loblaw has tested alternative banners at some locations in Ontario, with some labelled as "Loblaw Superstore", and a few others as simply "Superstore"; for a time, this was reflected in the chain's marketing which used a separate logo to advertise all of these banners. The company has since reverted to marketing the entire chain as Real Canadian Superstore, although some locations might retain other signage.