New No Frills® location creates 130 jobs and features hot meals, in-store baked goods and an assortment tailored to the local community

September 17, 2026, Brampton, ON — No Frills^®, one of Canada’s leading hard-discount grocery retailers, is opening a new No Frills^® location in North York, bringing everyday value, quality produce and a wide variety of products to shoppers in the Yonge and Sheppard community.

Located at 4771 Yonge Street in the Hullmark Centre, Nick’s No Frills^® will offer customers a full grocery shop, with a strong focus on freshness across its produce, bakery and meat departments. The store will also feature hot prepared foods, rotisserie chickens, in-store baked goods, beer and wine, along with an expanded multicultural assortment designed to reflect the needs and tastes of the surrounding neighbourhoods, including products catering to the area’s East Asian and Persian communities.

For Store Owner Nick, the opening marks an exciting milestone in a 10-year career with Loblaw that began in 2016 as a part-time clerk. Over the years, he took on increasingly senior roles across No Frills^® stores in Vaughan, Brampton and Mississauga, gaining experience across store operations and leadership before taking the next step in his career as the Owner of Nick’s No Frills^®.

“Opening my first store as an Owner is incredibly exciting, especially so close to the community where I grew up,” said Nick. “Our goal is to create a welcoming store where customers can find great value, quality products and an assortment that reflects what they are looking for. “We’re excited to build strong relationships with our customers, understand to what matters most to them and become a trusted part of the North York community.”

The new store will create approximately 130 jobs and is designed to provide North York shoppers with a convenient, welcoming and value-driven grocery experience.

To celebrate the grand opening, Nick’s No Frills^® will donate $1,500 to North York Women’s Shelter, supporting its work in the local community. Customers visiting on opening morning can also enjoy complimentary coffee and treats.

Nick’s No Frills^®, located at 4771 Yonge Street in North York, will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

About Loblaw Companies Limited

Loblaw is Canada’s food and pharmacy leader, and the nation’s largest retailer. Loblaw provides Canadians with grocery, pharmacy, and healthcare services, other health and beauty products, apparel, general merchandise, financial services and wireless mobile products and services. With more than 2,800 locations, Loblaw, its franchisees and Associate-owners employ more than 220,000 full- and part-time employees, making it one of Canada’s largest private sector employers.

Loblaw’s purpose – Live Life Well^® – puts first the needs and well-being of Canadians who make one billion transactions annually in the company’s stores. Loblaw is positioned to meet and exceed those needs in many ways: convenient locations; more than 1,100 grocery stores that span the value spectrum from discount to specialty; full-service pharmacies at nearly 1,400 Shoppers Drug Mart^® and Pharmaprix^® locations and in close to 500 grocery stores; PC Financial^® services; Joe Fresh^® fashion and family apparel; and four of Canada’s top-consumer brands in Life Brand^®, Farmer’s Market^TM, no name^® and President's Choice^®. For more information, visit Loblaw’s website at www.loblaw.ca and Loblaw's issuer profile at www.sedarplus.ca(Open in a new tab)