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Manitoba Business: Piggly Wiggly Canadian Limited
The first Piggly Wiggly grocery stores in Manitoba were constructed in mid-1929. In 1935, a majority of the company’s assets was acquired by Safeway Stores Limited and some stores were closed, to be reopened as other businesses. Others had been converted to the Safeway banner by the late 1930s.
Manitoba Stores (1930s)
City
Location
Status (2020)
Winnipeg No. 10
384 Academy Road
Grocery store
Winnipeg No. 11
525 Academy Road
Demolished (?)
Winnipeg No. 18
371 Broadway
Demolished (c1970s)
Winnipeg No. 6
619 Broadway
Grocery store
Community office
Winnipeg No. 13
926 Grosvenor Avenue
Restaurant
Winnipeg No. 8
219 Kelvin Street
Demolished (?)
Winnipeg No. 1
243 Lilac Avenue
Restaurant
Winnipeg No. 3
1413 Main Street
Food manufacturer
Winnipeg No. 4
110 Marion Street
Demolished (?)
137 Osborne Street
Restaurant
Bookstore
Winnipeg No. 21
607 Portage Avenue
Demolished (?)
Winnipeg No. 5
875 Portage Avenue
Vacant
Winnipeg No. 2
1040 Portage Avenue
Wellness centre
Winnipeg No. 15
1315 Portage Avenue
Demolished (?)
Vacant
Grocery store
Winnipeg No. 12
611 Sargent Avenue
Recreation club
Winnipeg No. 17
61 Sherbrook Street
Restaurant and music venue
Winnipeg No. 19
393 St. Mary's Road
Demolished (?)
Grocery store
See also:
Manitoba Business: Safeway Stores Limited
Sources:
“Piggly Wiggly to open first city store soon,” Winnipeg Tribune, 16 May 1929, page 2.
“Dramatic developments in Winnipeg herald important changes in retail business,” Winnipeg Tribune, 26 October 1929, page 5.
“Probe hears of Piggly Wiggly stores setup,” Winnipeg Tribune, 16 October 1935, page 3.
“For Easter … It’s Swift’s premium ham,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 April 1936, page 12.
Error processing SSI fileWe thank Donald Burroughs for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 November 2022
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