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Theodore Pringle Loblaw (July 1, 1872 – April 2, 1933) was a Canadian grocer. Loblaw founded the Loblaws chain of grocery stores. Biography. Loblaw was born in Elmgrove, northeast of Alliston, the son of William James Loblaw and Isabella Stevenson Loblaw.
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Jan 15, 2019 · Self-service, introduced by Piggly Wiggly in Memphis, Tennessee, three years earlier, was a radical idea, but Toronto grocer Theodore Pringle (T.P.) Loblaw saw promise in it. He’d worked in the industry since arriving in the city as an 18-year-old in 1890 and opened his first store in 1910.
The history of the Loblaw family in Toronto begins with Theodore Pringle (T.P.) Loblaw who moved to Toronto from Alliston, Ontario in 1890. At the age of 17, he found a job as a grocery store clerk.
Theodore P. Loblaw’s early life reads like one of Horatio Alger’s stories. Born into a respectable farming family, he was only nine months old when his father was killed in an accident involving a runaway team of horses.
Learn about the life and legacy of T.P. Loblaw, the founder of Loblaw Groceteria and a pioneer of self-service grocery stores in Canada. The plaque is located at Stevenson Farms near Alliston, where he was raised by his grandparents.
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