Hard Discount Retailer Brings Another No Frills® to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Brampton, ON – December 11, 2025 – No Frills^®, Canada’s leading hard-discount grocery retailer, is excited to announce the opening of St. John's No Frills^®, located at 430 Topsail Road.

The opening of St. John's No Frills^® will provide residents with convenient access to affordable, quality groceries and everyday essentials right in their city. This No Frills^® location brings a budget-friendly shopping option, ensuring families can access high-quality groceries without compromise. The new store will create 70 local jobs, reinforcing its commitment to supporting the local economy and its people.

"We are incredibly excited and proud to open this new No Frills location in St. John's," says Jennifer Teixeira, VP of Operations, No Frills Ontario and Atlantic. "This addition represents more than just unbeatable prices; it's about expanding convenient access to quality, affordable groceries, strengthening local connections, and ensuring that even more families here can access fresh, high-quality groceries without compromise. Our dedicated team can’t wait to welcome everyone and become a trusted part of this vibrant community."

The store offers a wide range of groceries, including a produce section, alongside a variety of diverse flavours for everyone’s tastes. Customers will also find in-store baked goods and convenient hot BBQ chicken, perfect for quick and affordable meal solutions.

St. John's No Frills^® is dedicated to being part of the community and is committed to supporting local initiatives. As part of its ongoing commitment to giving back, St. John's No Frills will be making a charitable donation of $1,500 to the Community Food Sharing Association, further cementing its role as a cornerstone of the community.

The new No Frills^® in St John, located at 430 Topsail Road, is open Monday to Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

About Loblaw Companies Limited

Loblaw is Canada’s food and pharmacy leader, and the nation’s largest retailer. Loblaw provides Canadians with grocery, pharmacy, and healthcare services, other health and beauty products, apparel, general merchandise, financial services and wireless mobile products and services. With more than 2,800 locations, Loblaw, its franchisees and Associate-owners employ more than 220,000 full- and part-time employees, making it one of Canada’s largest private sector employers.

Loblaw’s purpose – Live Life Well^® – puts first the needs and well-being of Canadians who make one billion transactions annually in the company’s stores. Loblaw is positioned to meet and exceed those needs in many ways: convenient locations; more than 1,100 grocery stores that span the value spectrum from discount to specialty; full-service pharmacies at nearly 1,400 Shoppers Drug Mart^® and Pharmaprix^® locations and in close to 500 grocery stores; PC Financial^® services; Joe Fresh^® fashion and family apparel; and four of Canada’s top-consumer brands in Life Brand^®, Farmer’s Market^TM, no name^® and President's Choice^®. For more information, visit Loblaw’s website at www.loblaw.ca and Loblaw's issuer profile at www.sedarplus.ca(Open in a new tab)