The beginning of May typically signals blooming flowers and open terrasses. But for some Montrealers this year, it also means it's time to boycott Loblaws. This includes subsidiaries you're probably familiar with. Heard of Maxi, Provigo or Pharmaprix? The movement is gaining steam, causing Montrealers to reflect on their grocery habits.
For Quebecers looking to save money on fresh produce, the Too Good To Go app has partnered with Metro grocery stores to help Quebec shoppers save a bit more on their food bill all while helping to reduce food waste.
Aubut might just be Montreal's best grocery store.Though it's easily overlooked. Its single Montreal location sits tucked between CN tracks and rue Saint-Ambroise in one of the last underdeveloped pockets of gentrifying Saint-Henri. The area's towering heritage industrial towers literally overshadow the squat warehouse. And it's uninviting; pedestrians have to brave a walk through a sidewalkless parking lot past loading docks and windowless brick walls just to get to the nondescript entrance. But those who do are rewarded. The interior is a labyrinthine warehouse of commercial-grade goods and bulk items: torso-size bags of pasta, tubs of Nutella and ice cream, and refrigerators full of cheese.
Almost exactly one year after T&T first announced it was coming to the city, T&T Montreal has opened to the public. It's the Canadian Asian grocery chain's first location in Quebec and the largest by area in the country.