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Asian mega-grocer planning London store in summer 2024

Canada’s largest Asian supermarket chain will soon open in London.

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Canada’s largest Asian supermarket chain will soon open in London.

T&T Supermarket, headed by Western University grad Tina Lee, is planning to open a large 3,600-square metre (39,000-square foot) store in the plaza owned by York Developments at Wonderland Road and Oxford Street.

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In a news release, Lee, a second-generation CEO of the company, said she is “delighted that I finally get to bring the T&T experience back to my old school stomping grounds.”

The location is under renovation. The store is not expected to open until summer 2024.

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Food Island, an Asian grocery store that operated at the site for many years, closed in February.

T&T’s new store will be larger than the previous tenant’s footprint and will create 120 jobs, the company said in a news release.

The company promises “an immersive experience of food culture” with produce, Asian groceries, bakery along with a prepared food section that includes hot meals, sushi, Hong Kong barbecue pork and a Tianjin crepe station.

T&T Supermarkets was founded in 1993 and headquartered in Richmond, B.C., with stores in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.

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