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Company type | Public |
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TSX: EMP.A | |
Industry | Conglomerate/ Holding company |
Founded | 1963 |
Headquarters | , Canada |
Number of locations | 1500 stores, 350 retail fuel (2020) |
Key people | Michael Medline, President and CEO |
Brands | Compliments |
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Number of employees | 127,000 (2020) [2] |
Subsidiaries | Sobeys Crombie REIT Safeway Farm Boy FreshCo Foodland Needs Convenience Lawtons IGA / IGA Extra Marché Bonichoix Marché Tradition Rachelle-Béry Thrifty Foods Pete's Frootique Big 8 Beverages Longo's |
Rating | BB+ |
Website | www.empireco.ca |
Empire Company Limited is a Canadian conglomerate engaged mostly in food retail and corporate investments. Founded in 1963, the company is headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia and owns the Sobeys supermarket chain. [3] In total, the company owns, affiliates or franchises more than 1,500 stores; in addition to Sobeys, brands include Safeway, IGA, Foodland, Farm Boy, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods and Lawtons Drug. [4]
Empire Company has a long history of acquisitions:
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