Empire Company

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Empire Company Limited
Company type Public
TSX:  EMP.A
Industry Conglomerate/ Holding company
Founded1963;62 years ago (1963)
Headquarters,
Canada
Number of locations
1500 stores, 350 retail fuel (2020)
Key people
Michael Medline, President and CEO
BrandsCompliments
RevenueIncrease2.svg $26.588 billion CAD (2019)
Increase2.svg $1,111.8 million CAD (2019)
Increase2.svg $612.8 million CAD (2019)
Total assets Increase2.svg $14,632.9 million CAD (2019)
Total equity Decrease2.svg $3.924 billion CAD (2019) [1]
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
RatingBB+
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]

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Acquisitions

Empire Company has a long history of acquisitions:

Sales of Subsidiaries/Interests

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2020-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Company website". Archived from the original on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  4. "Empire to buy Farm Boy chain for $800 million - Sobeys parent aims to accelerate fresh market's expansion". Supermarket News. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  5. "Co-op Atlantic members say yes to Sobeys deal". Canadian Grocer. 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  6. Jackson, Emily (2018-09-24). "'We will not screw this up': Sobeys parent to buy beloved Farm Boy in $800M deal". Financial Post. Retrieved 2018-09-27. Empire's real estate expertise, purchasing and distribution systems will help Farm Boy grow, York said, adding that it will be easier to get prime locations with Sobeys' backing
  7. "Sobeys parent company to buy 51% stake in Longo's, Grocery Gateway". cbc.ca. March 16, 2021.
  8. "Empire Company Announces Sale of Empire Theatres". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  9. "EMPIRE COMPANY COMPLETES SALE OF EMPIRE THEATRES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  10. "Sobeys to sell 23 stores in Safeway deal, says Competition Bureau" . Retrieved 16 March 2021.