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the winnipeg sandbox » winnipeg sandbox.. » business... » Downtown IGA

Downtown IGA

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1Downtown IGA Empty Downtown IGA Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:05 pm

Winklovic

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As I approached Fredette's Grocery on Donald, I noticed "Downtown IGA" banners attached to the poles out front. A note on the door said the store was becoming "Fredette's IGA". I have no idea what this means for brands, selection or prices. Time will tell.

2Downtown IGA Empty Re: Downtown IGA Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:12 pm

grumpy old man

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I guess as long as it remains open it provides downtowners a place to shop.

3Downtown IGA Empty Re: Downtown IGA Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:24 pm

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Probaly better for all as prices will be better for them . And the owners buying power goe,s up.

4Downtown IGA Empty Re: Downtown IGA Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:45 pm

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hmmm.. well they did sell Safeway brand stuff before, so some things are going to change. But freddettes has always offered very good deals to begin with. I often shop there on my way home.

5Downtown IGA Empty Re: Downtown IGA Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:50 pm

rosencrentz

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Safeway wholesale is Macdonalds Consolidated, and they sell to any independant grocery store, such as Cantor's.
IGA would be buying their groceries from a competing wholsale. I don't remember the different names.

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6Downtown IGA Empty Re: Downtown IGA Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:02 am

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I always shop for groceries at Giant Tiger when I am downtown. Their prices put all other Downtown grocerer's to shame.

7Downtown IGA Empty Re: Downtown IGA Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:02 am

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Winklovic wrote:As I approached Fredette's Grocery on Donald, I noticed "Downtown IGA" banners attached to the poles out front. A note on the door said the store was becoming "Fredette's IGA". I have no idea what this means for brands, selection or prices. Time will tell.

I've noticed that Fredette's was deleting several Safeway no-name brands in the past few months... A few days ago they no longer carried Safeway brand of oatmeal cereal. I had to choose the Quaker brand.

8Downtown IGA Empty Re: Downtown IGA Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:04 am

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rosencrentz wrote:Safeway wholesale is Macdonalds Consolidated, and they sell to any independant grocery store, such as Cantor's.
IGA would be buying their groceries from a competing wholsale. I don't remember the different names.

Safeway is Safeway.

IGA and Sobey's own brand is called "Our Compliments".

9Downtown IGA Empty Re: Downtown IGA Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:07 am

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You're up late, fish ain't bitin'?

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10Downtown IGA Empty Re: Downtown IGA Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:55 pm

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All Safeway stores buy through Macdonald's Consolidated, which is set up to service the Safeway stores and any independant stores that wish to purchses through them
Western Grocers is the wholesale that service, superstore, tom boy, if they are still around and are owned by Westfair retail who had buying offices in Winnipeg, but moved the buying to Calgary, I think.
Precambrian, Pratt's, probably service any and all stores that will buy from them. i think Precambrian is set up to service northern stores.

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