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John's No Frills opening Aug. 22 in Newmarket

Owner John van Teunenbroek, who grew up in Newmarket, worked his first job at a grocery store in the same plaza at Davis and Yonge where he now owns a store
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John's No Frills is opening Aug. 22 in the plaza at Davis Drive and Yonge Street in Newmarket. Debora Kelly/NewmarketToday

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On Thursday, Aug. 22, John’s No Frills® will celebrate its grand opening, providing the Newmarket community with a low-cost option for their weekly grocery shopping haul.

Located at 50 Davis Dr., John’s No Frills® is the second No Frills® store in Newmarket. The store’s opening ceremony, starting at 7:30 a.m., will feature speaking remarks from store owner John van Teunenbroek and Newmarket Ward 5 Councillor Bob Kwapis, as well as a cheque presentation to the Newmarket Food Pantry. 

No Frills® store owners know their customers and celebrate smart shoppers and deal-seekers, while working hard to ensure products available at their stores reflect the needs of their community.

Throughout the store, you’ll find an array of quality fresh food and grocery items that include an expanded selection of natural food products, as well as fresh seafood and butcher counters, and quality brands such as President’s Choice® and great value brands like no name®. John’s No Frills® will also offer Newmarket residents further convenience of online ordering and in-store pick up with PC Express, which will be available to customers on nofrills.ca.

“I’m excited to be returning home to Newmarket,” said van Teunenbroek. “Growing up in the community, my first job was actually at the Loblaws store that used to be in the same plaza as my new store. I look forward to serving the community for years to come.”

He started his career with No Frills® in 2004 in Woodbridge as a grocery clerk and joined the franchisee program in 2008. He also assisted in opening of Dickie’s No Frills® in 2006, which was the first location in Newmarket.

This will be John’s second location, having previously owned a No Frills® store in Shelburne, Ont. On opening day, John’s No Frills® will also be making a $1,000 donation to the Newmarket Food Pantry to help feed the community.

At 44,000 square feet, John’s No Frills® store is fresh, bright, with easy to navigate aisles, multiple checkouts and accessible parking. Whether it is through the weekly flyer, won’t be beat® price-match program, great in-store brands or club size packaging formats, John’s No Frills® is a community champion for cost control and trusted low prices. With the added benefit of the PC Optimum® loyalty program, residents of Newmarket can earn points to save on future grocery purchases.

The first No Frills® store opened in East York near Toronto in July 1978 ,introducing some highly innovative retailing concepts to Canadian consumers. At a time when consumers were feeling the pinch of high inflation, many were only too happy to give up the added extras to get low prices at the checkout counter; and value for the consumer is still as much of a focus for No Frills® stores today as it was when their doors first opened over three decades ago.

John’s No Frills® store will be open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday’s from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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