Updated 19 October 2026 (Originally published 19 October 2026)
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Medicine Hat between 1948 and 2000, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources. There may be some omissions due to incomplete or missing data, etc. and I welcome suggestions and corrections.
Please read about my methodology for more information about what I do and do not include.
Notes
- I will try to expand this page when I can fill in the data gaps.
Location list
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- 616 2rd St SE | Google Maps Link
- 1948: Gust’s
- 1953: Gust’s
- 552 3rd St SE | Google Maps Link
- 1948: Safeway
- 1953: Safeway
- 1965: Safeway
- 6 3rd St NW | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Red Owl
- 1971: Red Owl
- 412 3rd St SE | Google Maps Link
- 1965: OK Economy
- 1971: OK Economy
- 1991: OK Economy
- 401 7th St SW | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Red Owl
- 1971: Red Owl
- 97 8th St NW | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 1991: Safeway
- 1995: Safeway
- 2000: Safeway
- Notes: Closed between 2014 and 2018.
- 2201 13th Av SE | Google Maps Link
- 2026: M&M
- 3030 13th Av SE | Google Maps Link
- 1995: Co-op (Medicine Hat)
- 2000: Co-op (Medicine Hat)?
- 2026: Co-op (South Country)
- 3201 13th Av SE | Google Maps Link
- 1991: IGA (Garden Market)
- 1995: IGA (Garden Market)
- Notes: Southview Centre.
- 969 16th St SW | Google Maps Link
- 2000: Co-op (Medicine Hat)
- 310 Division Av S | Google Maps Link
- 1965: IGA
- 1971: IGA (Taylor’s)
- 615 Division Av S | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Safeway
- 1971: Safeway
- 1991: Safeway
- 1995: Safeway
- 2000: Safeway
- 2026: Safeway
- Notes: At 7th St SW (1964). New building, probably late 1980s/early 1990s.
- 1785 Dunmore Rd | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Red Owl
- 1971: Red Owl
- 1797 Dunmore Rd | Google Maps Link
- 1991: Red Owl
- 1995: Red Owl
- 3292 Dunmore Rd | Google Maps Link
- 1991: Safeway
- 1995: Safeway
- 2000: Safeway
- 2026: FreshCo
- 302 Maple Av SE | Google Maps Link
- 1991: IGA (Foodland)
- 1995: IGA (Foodland)
- 2000: IGA (Foodland)
- 2026: IGA (Foodland)
- 419 North Railway St SE | Google Maps Link
- 1948: Foodland
- 1953: Foodland
- 1965: Foodland
- 1971: IGA (Foodland)
- 10 Northlands Wy NE | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Co-op (South Country)
- 1820 Strachan Rd SE | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Save-On
- 1960 Strachan Rd SE | Google Maps Link
- 2000: IGA (Cornerstone Garden)
- 2026: Sobeys
- 1792 Trans Canada Hwy SE | Google Maps Link
- 2000: Real Canadian Superstore
- 2026: Real Canadian Superstore
- 525 Washington Av SE | Google Maps Link
- 1948: Deluxe Groceteria
- 1953: Deluxe Groceteria
- 1965: Deluxe Groceteria
- 1971: Deluxe Groceteria
- 1991: Deluxe Groceteria
- 1995: Deluxe Groceteria
- 2000: Deluxe Groceteria
- 314 3rd St SE | Google Maps Link
- 1991: AG (Redcliff)
- 615 Broadway Av E | Google Maps Link
- 2000: AG (Redcliff)
- 2026: Family Foods (Redcliff)