Marché Adonis is a

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chain operating in the Canadian provinces of

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and

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. The company is based in

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. In 2011, Metro Inc. acquired a majority stake (55.5%) (CAD$153.8 million) in Marché Adonis.

History

Adonis was founded in 1979 by Lebanese brothers Elie and Jamil Cheaib, and their friend Georges Ghorayeb, who provided the funding. Inspired by their roots in the

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and the idea of bringing their culture to a new world, the Cheaib brothers and their friend Georges Ghorayeb developed the idea of trading typical food of the Middle East in North America. In 1979, they opened their small store on Faillon Street, at the corner of Lajeunesse Street, in

Expansion

In 1984, the need to expand their original store and increase the size of the company quickly became synonymous with success and the fact that Montreal's Arabic-speaking and Mediterranean communities had become very large. To better serve customers, the team had to focus on a more strategic location that serviced larger areas of the community, which led to the opening on l'Acadie Boulevard. Then two much bigger stores were launched in 2003, one on Sauvé Street (replacing the store on l'Acadie Boulevard) and another in Montreal's West Island on des Sources Boulevard in Roxboro. These were followed by further stores at Place Vertu in Ville Saint-Laurent, on

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, on Peel Street in

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and Boulevard des Roseraies in

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in East Montreal. Marché Adonis also expanded to Laval in the

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with two branches on Boulevard Curé-Labelle, Laval and avenue des Aristocrates in East Laval and also to the South Shore with a store on Boulevard Leduc in

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. A branch was opened in the

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region, replacing the

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in that city. On October 26, 2011, Elie Cheaib, Jamil Cheaib and Georges Ghrayeb signed an agreement with Metro Inc. which acquired a majority stake of 55%. In 2013, Adonis opened their first store in

, Canada, located in Mississauga, followed by another one in Scarborough. A second Mississauga location as well as a new location in Ottawa opened in 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marche Adonis Supermarkets of Canada Companies based in Montreal Retail companies established in 1979 1979 establishments in Quebec Metro Inc. Middle Eastern-Canadian culture in Quebec

History

Expansion

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