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title: "Metal Supermarkets Announces New Owner of Ottawa Store"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/cb5c0e28-1b30-437d-8057-fc2135db03a7
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20241113_metal_supermarkets_announces_new_owner_of_ottawa_store.html
category: "Specialty retail"
industry: "Retail"
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published: 2024-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T18:27:17.270Z
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# Metal Supermarkets Announces New Owner of Ottawa Store

**TL;DR:** Chris Hare becomes the new owner of the Metal Supermarkets Ottawa store, bringing extensive experience as the owner of 8 stores across the Greater Toronto Area. Metal Supermarkets provides solutions to customers' metal needs with a diverse product base and world-class customer service.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-11-13. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20241113_metal_supermarkets_announces_new_owner_of_ottawa_store.html).*

## Story

Operating since 2021, Metal Supermarkets Ottawa is the one-stop shop for local metal-buying professionals, businesses and hobbyists alike, offering speed, variety and convenience.

Chris brings extensive and deep experience and expertise as the owner of 8 stores across the Greater Toronto Area, including Barrie, Don Mills, Etobicoke, Hamilton, Mississauga, Oakville, Scarborough, and Vaughan. Chris’ experience and eagerness to enhance operational effectiveness and nurture new and established customer relations will help further improve and cement the store’s reputation amongst Ottawa metal-buying businesses and consumers.

“Over the past 15 years, I’ve led teams to provide fast, convenient service to businesses that need metal,” said Chris. “That experience will be invaluable as we look to support Ottawa area customers. I am excited to grow the capabilities and inventory of the Ottawa store while establishing the same high level of customer service.”

Metal Supermarkets provides solutions to customers’ metal needs in both the business-to-business and business-to-consumer categories. With a diverse product base and no-minimum order quantity, Metal Supermarkets has earned long-lasting relationships with customers by delivering a world-class customer service by offering 8,000 types, shapes and grades of metal, cut to exact specifications.

“Chris and his very experienced team will bring renewed energy and commitment to our Ottawa store,” said Stephen Schober, President and CEO of Metal Supermarkets. “Based on his years of Metal Supermarkets experience and dedication to serving our customers, we have every confidence that Chris and his team will offer Ottawa customers exceptional levels of service and metal expertise.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- franchisee (topic)
- Metal Supermarkets (company)
- Stephen Schober (person)
- Ottawa (location)
- store ownership (topic)
- metal retail (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20241113_metal_supermarkets_announces_new_owner_of_ottawa_store.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/cb5c0e28-1b30-437d-8057-fc2135db03a7).