He said the company plans to open two more California locations of the T&T banner in California this year and is continuing to scout for more potential sites. Meanwhile Loblaw’s low-priced Maxi and No Frill stores outperformed the grocery business overall in the second quarter, as the company’s food retail sales were up 3.3% compared with a year ago. Total retail sales, including drugstores, were up 4.1%, to about $10.7 billion (U.S.), compared with year-ago results. Food retail same-store sales included increases in both traffic and basket sizes, Dufresne said, as well as a 19.3% increase in ecommerce sales. The company’s conventional supermarkets also recorded positive same-store sales growth and outperformed competitors, led by Loblaw’s upscale Fortinos banner and T&T, he said.