Extra Foods (also branded as ''extrafoods'') was a Canadian

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chain, part of Loblaw Companies Limited. Founded in 1982, the chain had 106 locations at its peak in 2006 and were located through most of

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. Most Extra Foods stores were smaller than its sister chain,

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, and most locations were in smaller, rural communities. Extra Foods is similar to

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's Your Independent Grocer/

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banners, as well as

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banner. In 2008, Loblaw began converting some locations to the similar

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format already used for the company's deep-discount stores in Ontario. In 2010, Loblaw began converting some locations to a new format similar to the "Great Foods" stores found in Ontario, some of which have since converted to Your Independent Grocer. Mostly due to not meeting sales expectations. In 2017, the chain's last Regina location was replaced by a new Real Canadian Superstore on the same property. In April 2022, the chain's last Saskatoon location closed. On September 26, 2024, the chain's last two locations in

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and Quesnel were converted to No Frills.

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