The Peter in Peter’s Your Independent Grocer is retiring

You may not know the name Peter Boyd, but if you’ve food shopped in Kelowna over the past decade then you probably know his namesake grocery store.

Boyd has been the owner of Peter’s Your Independent Grocer in Capri Centre since the spring 2015 and was the manager of the Extra Foods in the same location before that.

After moving to the Okanagan in 1989, Boyd became a major figure in the community through his work in the grocery industry and is now ready to retire after a fulfilling career.

“It is finally time for me to relax a little after many wonderful years filling bellies and serving the community in the grocery industry,” he said in a retirement letter.

His letter was full of gratitude to a community that he said helped fill his heart over the years.

“Thank you to all the loyal customers, to all the vendors I’ve watched grow, and all the non-profits and schools I have had the privilege to meet,” he wrote.

“The biggest of thanks to my ‘kids,’ my wonderful staff from near and far. None of this would have been possible without you.”

Boyd will officially step away from Your Independent Grocer in June 2026, but he said he’ll still be in Kelowna to “shake hands, share laughs and enjoy our beautiful city.”

It’s unknown at this time what Boyd’s retirement will mean for the future of the grocery store, but at the very least it will need a slight name change once a new owner takes over!