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Loblaw Groceterias
Loblaw Groceterias Co., 1936 Source: Etobicoke Historical Society
Elmar Furniture, 2019 Source: Google Image Capture
Loblaw Groceterias Co., 1936 Source: Etobicoke Historical Society
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Established in 1919, Loblaw Groceteria was the first to introduce “self-shopping” or self-service grocery shopping. It had a sign that said “NO WAITING” which means customers do not need to wait for a clerk to accommodate and to fetch their groceries behind the counter.
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Despite the critic’s negative beliefs that it will never work, Loblaw succeeded and had 70 stores in Ontario by 1928.
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Today, situated on the site is the Elmar Furniture which sells living room, bedroom, dining room, office furniture, and bathroom furniture.
