T & T Supermarket

Infobox_Company
company_name = T & T Supermarket
company_
company_type = Asian supermarket
foundation = 1993 (Metrotown, Burnaby)
location = Richmond, British Columbia
industry = Retail
products = Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, grocery, meat, produce, seafood, snacks
homepage = [http://www.tnt-supermarket.com/ http://www.tnt-supermarket.com/]
parent = Uni-President Enterprises Corporation, Tawa Supermarkets|

T & T Supermarket (Traditional Chinese: 大統華超級市場, Simplified Chinese: 大统华超级市场) is a Canadian supermarket chain headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia. In 1993, the first T & T was opened in Burnaby's Metropolis shopping centre in Greater Vancouver.

With rapid expansion, T & T is now Canada's largest Asian supermarket chain. It has eight stores in Greater Vancouver, three in Alberta (two in Calgary and one in Edmonton) and five stores in the Greater Toronto Area. With the newest Downtown Toronto store now open, there is a total of 16 stores in the chain. More stores are expected to open in the coming years with a target for 10 in eastern Canada.

The average size of each store is between convert|35000|sqft|m2|abbr=on. and convert|45000|sqft|m2|abbr=on. 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.

Privately held T & T is a joint venture of Uni-President Enterprises Corporation, one of Taiwan's ten largest conglomerates; Tawa Supermarkets Inc., a California-based chain of Asian supermarkets; and a group of Canadian investors.Chief executive officer Cindy Lee is a Taiwanese Canadian who started the business with one store.

The name "T & T" came from Tung Yee, Uni-President's Chinese name and Tawa Supermarket Inc. [cite web|title=T & T Supermarket's Corporate Profile - Principals section|url=http://www.tnt-supermarket.com/about/about-e.php| accessdate=2008-03-13]

Locations

British Columbia

* Coquitlam Centre - "Coquitlam"
* Keefer Place (Chinatown) - "Vancouver"
* First Avenue - "Vancouver"
* Metropolis at Metrotown - "Burnaby"
* President Plaza - "Richmond"
* Impact Plaza - "Surrey"
* Central City Shopping Centre - "Surrey"_{Does not include Osaka Supermarket at Yaohan Centre in Richmond, which is also owned by T&T Supermarket.}

Alberta

* Pacific Place - "Calgary"
* Harvest Hills - "Calgary"
* West Edmonton Mall - "Edmonton"
* North Town Centre - "Edmonton" (Opening in April 2009)

Ontario

* Promenade Shopping Centre - "Vaughan"
* New Horizon Centre - "Markham"
* Milliken - "Scarborough"
* Central Parkway and Mavis Road - "Mississauga"
* Cherry Street - "Downtown Toronto" - (formerly Knob Hill Farms)

Lawsuit of Exploitation

On March 5, 2007, The Tyee had reported a case of a foreign temporary worker had been exploited, and had his passport seized by the T & T Supermarket. "In a notice of claim filed with the small claims division of the provincial court of B.C., Gui Qiang Zou claims he was pressured into working longer hours for lower wages than promised after the firm kept his passport and other key documents." [ [http://thetyee.ca/News/2007/03/05/TrickedAndExploited/ Tricked and Exploited?] , www.TheTyee.ca, March 5, 2007] This case is also reported on the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre [ [http://www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Individualcompanies/T/TTSupermarket Business & Human Rights : T & T Supermarket ] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.TnTsupermarket.com T & T Supermarket]