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Empire Co Ltd (Empire) is a food retailer and real estate service provider. The company operates food retail stores, wholesale, pharmacies, convenience stores, health care, liquor stores and fuel stations in Canada. Its product portfolio includes deli, seafood, meat, bakery products, grocery products, healthcare products, prepared foods, farm-fresh products, liquor and fuel. Empire offers products under various banners such as Sobeys, Fresh Co, Sobeys West, Thrifty Foods, Foodland, Lawtons Drugs, FastFuel, Compliments, Marche Bonichoix, Panache, and Safeway. It offers products via e-commerce platforms under the banners ThriftyFoods.com and IGA.net. The company’s operations are spread across the US and Canada. Empire is headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Headquarters
Canada
Address
115 King Street, Stellarton, Nova Scotia, B0K1S0
Website
www.empireco.ca
Telephone
1 902 7528371
No of Employees
67,000
Industry
Retailing
Ticker Symbol & Exchange
EMP.A (TSE)
Revenue (2023)
$23.4B
1%
(2023 vs 2022)
EPS
XYZ
Net Income (2023)
XYZ
-8%
(2023 vs 2022)
Market Cap*
$5.7B
Net Profit Margin (2023)
XYZ
-8.9%
(2023 vs 2022)
* As of and is in US$
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Products and Services
| Products |
|---|
| Deli |
| Seafood |
| Meat |
| XYZ |
| XYZ |
| XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Contracts/Agreements | In July, the company and Longo's announced the integration of their two e-commerce businesses, Grocery Gateway and Voila. |
| 2023 | Corporate Changes/Expansions | In January, the company announced to open its 47th Farm Boy fresh market location in Toronto, Canada. |
| 2023 | Corporate Changes/Expansions | In January, the company announced to open its 46th Farm Boy fresh market location in Aurora, Colorado, the US. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | Empire Co Ltd | Loblaw Companies Ltd | George Weston Ltd | Wal-Mart Canada Corp | Metro Inc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada | Canada |
| City | Stellarton | Brampton | Toronto | Mississauga | Montreal |
| State/Province | Nova Scotia | Ontario | Ontario | Ontario | Quebec |
| No. of Employees | 67,000 | 220,000 | 221,000 | 10,000 | 97,000 |
| Entity Type | Public | Public | Public | Private | Public |
Key Financial Charts
Sales Growth
Net Income Growth
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Dickson | Chairman | Executive Board | 2016 | - |
| Michael Medline | President; Director; Chief Executive Officer | Executive Board | 2017 | - |
| Matt Reindel | Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer | Senior Management | 2021 | - |
| Pierre St-Laurent | Chief Operating Officer | Senior Management | 2017 | - |
| Sandra Sanderson | Chief Marketing Officer | Senior Management | - | - |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2024 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2024 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2024 | XY |
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