Massive new grocery store set to open in Toronto
Published January 16, 2025 at 3:14 pm
Shoppers who have been eagerly anticipating the opening of a huge new grocery store in Toronto’s downtown core will be happy to hear that T&T Supermarket’s latest local outpost is slated to open in about a month.
T&T, the largest Asian supermarket chain in Canada, recently announced that its new 31,000-square-foot store will open at 20 Edward Street on Feb. 13.
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The new location, first announced in 2023, will be located steps away from the Eaton Centre, Sankofa Square (formerly known as Yonge and Dundas Square) and Toronto Metropolitan University.
“Located by Yonge-Dundas station, just across the SLC at TMU and the Atrium, this new T&T is going to be so convenient for those long study sessions, for those living in the area, and for those who are simply shopping at the Eaton Centre and want to do a bit of grocery shopping or a quick bite to eat at our street food counter,” the brand wrote on social media.
The store is opening slightly earlier than its initial anticipated opening date of spring 2025.
The grocery store is currently taking shape in the Panda Condos, which sits on a plot of land that belonged to the World’s Biggest Bookstore until 2014.
In a 2023 news release, T&T said it began planning the upcoming downtown location after getting good feedback on its College and Spadina store.
“We’ve seen such overwhelming demand at our College and Spadina location, we knew the city was ready for more. When deciding on the location of the new store, we knew a large portion of our delivery orders were going to the Yonge and Dundas area, so it was the natural choice,” said Tina Lee, CEO of T&T Supermarkets, in a 2023 statement.
After the brand’s Fairview Mall location, the new store will be the second T&T to feature a street food concept. Alongside traditional grocery offerings, the new store will also offer Chinese-style crepes, Taiwanese-style stuffed rice rolls and popcorn chicken.
Customers who shop at the new store can earn T&T rewards and order groceries online.