Loblaw Companies
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Loblaw Companies Limited is a Canadian retailer encompassing corporate and franchise supermarkets operating under 22 regional and market-segment banners (including Loblaws), as well as pharmacies, banking and apparel.[4] Loblaw operates a private label program that includes grocery and household items, clothing, baby products, pharmaceuticals, cellular phones, general merchandise and financial services. Loblaw is the largest Canadian food retailer, and its brands include President's Choice, No Name and Joe Fresh.[5] It is controlled by George Weston Limited, a holding company controlled by the Weston family;[6] Galen G. Weston is the chair of the Loblaw board of directors, as well as chair of the board of directors and CEO of Canada-based holding company George Weston.[7]
Company type | Public subsidiary |
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TSX: L | |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1919; 105 years ago (1919)) |
Headquarters | Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
Key people | Galen Weston Jr. (Chairman and Director)[1] |
Products | Apparel Cash and carry Discount store Hypermarket Supercentre Supermarket Superstore Warehouse club |
Brands | See list |
Revenue | CA$56.504 billion (2022)[2] |
CA$3.342 billion (2022)[2] | |
CA$1.994 billion (2022)[2] | |
Total assets | CA$38.147 billion (2022)[2] |
Total equity | CA$11.456 billion (2022)[2] |
Number of employees | 221,000 (2022)[2] |
Parent | George Weston Limited (52.2%; as of 2020)[3] |
Subsidiaries | Loblaws Atlantic Superstore Dominion Stores Extra Foods Fortinos Freshmart Maxi No Frills No Name President's Choice President's Choice Financial Provigo Real Canadian Liquorstore Real Canadian Superstore Shoppers Drug Mart / Pharmaprix SuperValu T & T Supermarket Valu-mart Your Independent Grocer Zehrs Markets |
Website | www |
Most of Loblaw's 136,000 full-time and part-time employees are members of the United Food and Commercial Workers, with the exception of workers at The Real Canadian Wholesale Club in Alberta, who are members of the Christian Labour Association of Canada.[citation needed]
Loblaw's regional food distribution divisions include Westfair Foods Ltd. in Western Canada and Northern Ontario, National Grocers Co. Ltd. in Ontario, Provigo Inc. in Quebec, and Atlantic Wholesalers Ltd. in Atlantic Canada.[8]