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{{short description|Canadian supermarket chain in British Columbia}}
{{more citations needed|date=April 2013}}
{{more citations needed|date=April 2013}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = PriceSmart Foods
| name = PriceSmart Foods
| logo = PriceSmart Foods logo.jpg
| logo = PriceSmart Foods logo.png
| logo_size = 250px
| logo_size = 250px
| logo_caption = Logo since 2023
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| company_slogan = It's Smart to Save
| foundation =
| foundation =
| location =
| location =
| num_locations = 3 Stores
| key_people = [[Jim Pattison]]
| key_people = [[Jim Pattison]]
| parent = [[Overwaitea Food Group]]
| parent = [[Overwaitea Food Group]]
| owner = [[Jim Pattison Group]]
| owner = [[Jim Pattison Group]]
| industry = [[Supermarket]]
| industry = [[Supermarket]]
| products =
| products = Western Family, Western Classics, Good and Kind, Value Priced
| brands = Western Family, Value Priced
| revenue =
| revenue = Not Reported (Private Company)
| homepage = [http://www.pricesmartfoods.ca/ www.pricesmartfoods.ca]}}
| homepage = [http://www.pricesmartfoods.ca/ www.pricesmartfoods.ca]
}}


'''PriceSmart Foods''' is a regional chain of [[supermarkets]] located in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the [[Overwaitea Food Group]], which is owned by the [[Jim Pattison Group]]. PriceSmart shares the same brands and [[rewards card]] system as other Overwaitea chains, including [[Save-On-Foods]]. Some Save-On-Foods stores were converted into PriceSmart stores, such as the one in [[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]].
'''PriceSmart Foods''' is a chain of [[supermarkets]] located in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the [[Overwaitea Food Group]], which is owned by the [[Jim Pattison Group]]. PriceSmart shares the same brands and [[rewards card]] system as other Overwaitea chains, including [[Save-On-Foods]].


In recent years all but two PriceSmart Foods locations have been converted into Save-On-Foods stores.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.langleytimes.com/business/245265591.html |title=PriceSmart converts to Save-On-Foods - Langley Times |website=www.langleytimes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222025851/http://www.langleytimes.com/business/245265591.html |archive-date=2014-02-22}} </ref> The remaining locations have adjusted their focus into specializing as Asian-foods supermarkets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cfig.ca/blog/2015/12/21/pricesmart-foods-opens-with-full-asian-grocery-offering-in-burnaby-b-c/|title = PriceSmart Foods opens with full Asian grocery offering in Burnaby, B.C.|date = 21 December 2015}}</ref>
The chain is considered by some industry analysts as being a [[no frills]] brand of store.<ref>http://www.vancouversun.com/business/commercial-real-estate/Grocery+chain+Sobeys+buys+Canada+Safeway/8517469/story.html</ref> In addition, the chain promotes itself as having a user-friendly store layout designed for speed and convenience. Another one of the chain's specialties is in carrying a high number of ethnic foods, such as the store in Richmond which has fully half of its products being [[Asian food]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jimpattison.com/documents/food/Overwaitea_Food_Group.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-04-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017140920/http://jimpattison.com/documents/food/Overwaitea_Food_Group.pdf |archivedate=2012-10-17 |df= }}</ref>

As of September 7, 2015, 14 of 16 PriceSmart locations have been converted to [[Save-On-Foods]], with the few others remaining as PriceSmart.<ref>http://www.langleytimes.com/business/245265591.html</ref> The remaining PriceSmart Foods stores will become as a Chinese Supermarket substitute for Save On Foods.


== Locations ==
== Locations ==
2 locations:
3 locations:
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*[[Burnaby]]
*[[Burnaby]] (Station Square)
*[[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]]
*[[Burnaby]] (Lougheed)
*[[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]]
|}
|}


==See also==
== See also ==
*[[Supermarkets in Canada|List of Canadian supermarkets]]
*[[Supermarkets in Canada|List of Canadian supermarkets]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.pricesmartfoods.com Official website]


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[[Category:Supermarkets of Canada]]
[[Category:Supermarkets of Canada]]
[[Category:Jim Pattison Group]]
[[Category:Jim Pattison Group]]
[[Category:Food and drink companies based in British Columbia]]




Latest revision as of 19:24, 23 July 2024

PriceSmart Foods
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustrySupermarket
Number of locations
3 Stores
Key people
Jim Pattison
BrandsWestern Family, Value Priced
RevenueNot Reported (Private Company)
OwnerJim Pattison Group
ParentOverwaitea Food Group
Websitewww.pricesmartfoods.ca

PriceSmart Foods is a chain of supermarkets located in British Columbia, Canada. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Overwaitea Food Group, which is owned by the Jim Pattison Group. PriceSmart shares the same brands and rewards card system as other Overwaitea chains, including Save-On-Foods.

In recent years all but two PriceSmart Foods locations have been converted into Save-On-Foods stores.[1] The remaining locations have adjusted their focus into specializing as Asian-foods supermarkets.[2]

Locations

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3 locations:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PriceSmart converts to Save-On-Foods - Langley Times". www.langleytimes.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
  2. ^ "PriceSmart Foods opens with full Asian grocery offering in Burnaby, B.C." 21 December 2015.
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