This fascinating story began with Cyril Glecoff, who emigrated to Canada in 1905. He and his wife raised 10 children in the City of Montreal. Great grandad, Cyril, spent much of his working life in the construction business until 1929 when he built the family grocery store in Oshawa, Ontario This was the beginning of the Glecoff retailing tradition. In 1936 his son Henry took over the family store. Henry had a strong work ethic and had some good business skills and they combined to make this independent grocery store a success.