Store Services
Despite the similarity in name to sister chain Real Canadian Superstore, not all Atlantic Superstores are necessarily hypermarkets; many are simply large supermarkets with minimal general merchandise. Others, however, are marketed as "One Stop" stores (much like Real Canadian Superstore) and carry a wide variety of goods, including groceries, electronics, housewares, clothing, and generally offer services such as photo finishing and a pharmacy.
Some larger stores (60-80,000+ square feet) also boast a community room, drive-thru pharmacy, gas bar, liquor store (operated by the applicable provincial agency), tobacco shop, as well as walk-in medical clinics. Gas bars at some locations, some of which are branded "Superstore at the Pumps" or "Refuel," offer a 3.5 cent per litre "Superbucks" coupon where provincial laws allow for this practice.
Atlantic Superstore has recently added self checkout registers at its larger stores which allow customers to scan the barcode of an item and make payment without any interaction with store employees.
Starting on April 22, 2009, some locations began charging 5 cents per plastic bag at checkouts, to promote the use of environmentally friendly reusable bags. As of March 1, 2010 this practice has stopped.
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