Food Basics #843, Richmond Hill
A former Metro turned Food Basics.
This location opened sometime in the late 1990s as a Dominion, replacing (what I believe to be) a Dominion store in the plaza across Bayview (which is now a Dollarama). This store remained a Dominion until 2008 when it was rebranded (as was the rest of the Dominion chain in Ontario) to Metro. As a Metro, its store number was 778.
In September of 2013 this Metro closed and was converted to the Food Basics seen here. I must say, it's a huge Food Basics with a large ethnic foods section and fresh counters for meat and seafood (which like No Frills locations with these kinds of counters has been outsourced).
It is unfortunate to see such nice Metro locations close or become Food Basics locations, however it's par for the course in York Region. The kind of mid-market appeal Metro has doesn't sway price conscious east-Asian shoppers, and as this ethnic group grows in York Region, stores like Metro, Loblaws, and Sobeys struggle. Plus having a Walmart Supercentre sharing your parking lot doesn't help.
Most of the full service grocery stores in Richmond Hill have closed, save for one Loblaws location on High Tech Rd and a Longo's. Like I said these kinds of full service grocery stores don't appeal to people like they once did. This Food Basics does very very well, very busy on weekends.
Food Basics #843, Richmond Hill
A former Metro turned Food Basics.
This location opened sometime in the late 1990s as a Dominion, replacing (what I believe to be) a Dominion store in the plaza across Bayview (which is now a Dollarama). This store remained a Dominion until 2008 when it was rebranded (as was the rest of the Dominion chain in Ontario) to Metro. As a Metro, its store number was 778.
In September of 2013 this Metro closed and was converted to the Food Basics seen here. I must say, it's a huge Food Basics with a large ethnic foods section and fresh counters for meat and seafood (which like No Frills locations with these kinds of counters has been outsourced).
It is unfortunate to see such nice Metro locations close or become Food Basics locations, however it's par for the course in York Region. The kind of mid-market appeal Metro has doesn't sway price conscious east-Asian shoppers, and as this ethnic group grows in York Region, stores like Metro, Loblaws, and Sobeys struggle. Plus having a Walmart Supercentre sharing your parking lot doesn't help.
Most of the full service grocery stores in Richmond Hill have closed, save for one Loblaws location on High Tech Rd and a Longo's. Like I said these kinds of full service grocery stores don't appeal to people like they once did. This Food Basics does very very well, very busy on weekends.