T&T Supermarket
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T&T Supermarket is a Canadian supermarket chain that sells primarily Asian foods, including fresh produce, meat, seafood, and Asian packaged goods. It also sells kitchenware and gifts, and has in-store kitchens and bakeries.[2] T&T Supermarket was founded in Vancouver in 1993 by Cindy Lee. It is currently led by CEO Tina Lee, who succeeded her mother in 2014.[3] In 2009, T&T Supermarket was acquired by Loblaw Companies Limited.[4]
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) |
Founder | Cindy Lee |
Headquarters | Richmond, British Columbia |
Number of locations | 33 stores[1] |
Key people | Tina Lee (CEO) |
Products | Grocery |
Parent | Tawa Supermarket Inc. and Uni-President Enterprises Corporation (Joint venture, 1993-2009) Loblaw Companies (2009–present) |
Website | tntsupermarket |
The stores range in size from 35,000 sq ft (3,300 m2) to 74,000 sq ft (6,900 m2). In addition to the many departments found in a regular supermarket, most T&T stores also have an in-house bakery, an Asian deli, a sushi and Chinese barbecue department. T&T Supermarket currently has 33 stores in Canada. In 2020, they launched an online shopping platform and an app.[5] T&T Supermarket is set to open its first store in the United States, located in Bellevue, Washington. The new store, spanning 76,000 square feet, will be the largest Asian supermarket in the state and will serve as T&T Supermarket's flagship store in the United States.[6] And they have announced plans for their second U.S. location, set to open in Lynnwood, a suburb of Seattle, in summer 2025.[7]
"T&T" is a reference to Cindy Lee's eldest daughters, Tina and Tiffany,[8] as well as the two joint venture investors that founded the supermarket chain in 1993, Tawa Supermarket Inc. and Uni-President Enterprises Corporation, whose Chinese name is pronounced "Tung-yee".[9]