founded ottawa ontario canada 1912 defunct 2009 headquarters ontario canada products dairy frozen foods grocery general merchandise non food meat deli pharmacy produce snacks parent metro inc. slogan just what you need website www.loeb.ca interior of a typical loeb supermarket loeb fallingbrook on tenth line road in orl ans ontario loeb was a canadian supermarket chain in eastern ontario . it is owned by quebec s metro chain of grocery stores . it was once ottawa s second largest supermarket chain behind loblaws . citation needed each of the stores averaged 26 114 square feet 2 426 m2 in size . loeb was acquired by the quebec based supermarket chain metro in 1999 and converted to the metro brand in 2008 2009 . contents 1 history 2 advertising slogans 3 private labels 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit loeb began in 1912 when moses loeb opened a small wholesale confectionery house in ottawa ontario canada . from 1912 to 1950 loeb was a small wholesale warehouse . eventually loeb grew from that small confectionery house into two large warehouses . for loeb the following two decades were those of lucrative business ventures . through partnerships with other companies loeb grew to serve the needs of more people within a greater area . they even enjoyed success in the united states a very competitive market . throughout the 1980s loeb expanded throughout canada . in 1990 loeb launched its own brand of private label products called loeb made today and soon after came loeb ready products . in june 1999 loeb became part of the metro foods corporate group previously it was owned by provigo which had just been sold to loblaw and was required to resell loeb for competitive reasons . now loeb was able to put metro s house brands merit selection and irresistible brand products on their shelves . in 2006 following metro s acquisition of the great atlantic & pacific company of canada loeb became a subsidiary of a & p canada . new products and services were introduced to loeb stores and the merit econochoix and irresistible lines were dropped in favour of a & p canada s house brands master choice equality and baker s oven products and fresh obsessions produce . in 2008 loeb began returning the irresistible and selection lines to its stores . on august 7 2008 metro announced it will invest 200 million consolidating the company s conventional food stores under the metro banner . over a period of 15 months all loeb stores were converted to the metro name . 1 it is unrelated to the swiss department store chain with the same name . advertising slogans edit 1998 2002 real values get real ... real saving real quality real variety & real freshness 2002 2004 for what s important in life 2004 2009 just what you need lunch box treats for kids of all ages cut your way everyday freshness to go private labels edit merit selection econochoice irresistibles loeb bakery shoppe the event pleaser red grill meats since acquisition of a & p canada by parent company fresh obsessions master choice basics for less equality see also edit list of canadian supermarkets references edit cbc news metro to dump a & p dominion names 7 august 2008 external links edit loeb official website . v t e supermarket chains in canada loblaw companies atlantic superstore dominion extra foods fortinos freshmart loblaws maxi no frills provigo real canadian superstore saveeasy supervalu t & t valu mart wholesale club your independent grocer zehrs metro inc. food basics metro super c march adonis overwaitea food group overwaitea foods pricesmart foods save on foods urban fare sobeys foodland freshco iga except in british columbia price chopper safeway sobeys thrifty foods other national chains costco walmart regional chains calgary co op ab calgary area choices market bc vancouver kelowna co op atlantic maritimes qc farm boy on ottawa area kingston fairway markets bc victoria area foodex nl galati market fresh on toronto h mart bc & on highland farms on greater toronto area iga bc longo s on greater toronto area march frais qc ottawa northern northmart northern canada saskatoon co op sk saskatoon area spud bc alberta whole foods market bc & ontario defunct banners a & p ayre s supermarkets commisso s food markets dominion food city galati brothers h ritage knob hill farms loeb miracle food mart sav a centre steinberg s super centre target ultra food & drug village food stores zellers 2 stores still remain in ontario list of supermarket chains in canada retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title loeb supermarket & oldid 732077441 categories metro inc.defunct supermarkets of canadacompanies based in ottawahidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from august 2008 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom 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