Loblaw will open the first store outside Quebec, in Caraquet star-news.press/wp

Loblaw will open a maximum low-price food store in Caraquet, new brunswick. This is the first store of this brand outside Quebec.

In a press release sent to the media Monday morning, the company indicates that this decision is the first step Spread your value proposal to a larger market.

Community strong values, French – French Heritage and economic dynamism affirm Melanie SinghPresident of the Loblaw discount department.

The 15,000-square-foot store will be located in Saint-Pierre Square, west of the municipality.

According to Patrick Blanchette, the Vice President of Maxi is part of a company conversion plan for this store’s Iplebec company, in which 70 new stores opened it for three years.

It’s not a big shop, but in recent years we have proven that in Quebec with our smallest formats, we are able to offer most of our products offerHe explained Mr. Blanchette.

The start of the work is scheduled for June and the opening of the grocery store should be made this fall. The company believes that he will create about thirty jobs. For now, CARAQUET’s project is the only Maxi brand of Brunswick New Brunswick.

Make sure the French character Carequet

The mayor of Bernard Thériable Caraquet has explained that discussions have begun with Logaw company a year ago. Bedroom company was thinking about opening a food store for her brand Not Frills In Carequet.

The company called us to reveal the regulations, but we stressed that Caraquet was a French-friendly community that was essential and important that the service of a new trade is the image of the city, with its French -Speaking and learning character.indicates the mayor.

After that, the municipality received the company’s Quebec distribution behind the Maxi brand.

Maxi Quebec’s 185 store is a discount food store. In New Brunswick, Loblaw has food stores on its signs Atlantic Superstore, The Independent, Wholesale Club Et et Not Frills.

A competitor for local businesses?

There are two food stores with less than 5,000 inhabitants, the coop is owned by the IGA – SobeyS company – and Pointe Independent Pointe -Rouse food store.

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The arrival of a new competitor in the food market could annoy the customs of the city consumers. It is his policy in the heart of Maxi’s business strategy A great priceThe consumer offers the prices of the outlets to equalize the same geographical region.

The policies will be the same, equal prices. If there is a flag that will compete in the middle of the karquet, we will each one CostsPatrick Blanchet explains Vice President.

Bernard Thériable prefers not to appear in the competitive aspect of the arrival of this new actor in his Community.

We take an interference / non-indefine view. We do not promote business for another harmdetermines the mayor.

If we think a new business is located here, because it sees the opportunity to grow and market demand and it is gratifying for us.

Difficult to change habits

For some it will be difficult to change consumer habits while the cooperative community is well established. “Here in Caraquet we don’t have much choice but we are happy with the cooperative,” said Muriel Comeau.

“It’s cooperative, so we need to be able to bear it,” it reproduces, however, that the low model of Maxi can attract jewelry. “Sure it will give the world more opportunities to get special special specials.”

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The director of Anita Gionet St-Pierre is the director who will re-enter the customers that will go to the caraque to existing grocery stores.

It is a nice influence, the world will return to the beard. It is an expensive grocery store, we will be Maxi and Coop and help us keep our world hereIt makes comments.

For his part, Patrick Blanchette, convinced this new offer will be beneficial to the Caraquet community.

We want to adapt to what is well done in the new Brunswick, but now we want to offer Quebec products that we have in our stores todayIt emphasizes the Vice-President of Maxi, adding the place as well as it will also be made for neo-brunswkoki products.

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It will be near the Maxi Hart store in St-Pierre.

Coop IGA de Caraquet Director Radio-Canada directed to the Sobeys headquarters, who did not answer our call when writing these lines.

With Frederic Cammarano information