Empire Co. Ltd.

• Competition Bureau reaches deal with Empire to end property control in southern Alberta town

  The regulator says its investigation found a property control restriction protected the store from competition.

  Consumer

  Jan 16, 2025
  
• Grocery habits may be returning to normal after inflation surge: Empire CEO

  The CEO of Sobeys parent company Empire said Thursday that he sees 'early indications' that consumer behaviour is normalizing after years of high inflation at the grocery store.

  Money

  Sep 12, 2024
  
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• Grocery code of conduct won’t drive food prices higher, Empire CEO says

  Michael Medline, the president and CEO of Sobeys’ parent company made the comment at a Retail Council of Canada event in Toronto Tuesday.

  Money

  Apr 2, 2024
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• Sobeys parent Empire sees profit climb 8.5% from year earlier

  The parent company of the Sobeys, Safeway and FreshCo grocery chains says net earnings in its latest quarter were up 8.5 per cent to $134.2 million.

  Money

  Mar 14, 2024
• Grocery heads agree to ‘support’ Ottawa’s efforts to ‘stabilize food prices’

  The heads of Canada's biggest grocers met in Ottawa on Monday after the Liberal government summoned them to come up with a plan to 'stabilize' food inflation.

  Money

  Sep 18, 2023
• Grocer summit to ‘take the heat off’ Ottawa, not tackle food inflation: experts

  As Ottawa prepares to summon grocery executives to come up with a plan to address food inflation, some analysts say the move is 'disingenuous.'

  Money

  Sep 17, 2023
• Shell Canada snapping up gas stations in preparation for green energy transition

  Because Shell has a strong presence in Europe, where EV adoption has occurred faster, the company said it has a strong sense of what the fuel station of the future will look like.

  Consumer

  Dec 15, 2022
• Empire remains silent as IT problems still impacting Sobeys, other stores

  The company issued a brief statement Monday confirming that an ``IT systems issue'' affecting certain pharmacies has caused ``technical difficulties'' in filling prescriptions.

  Consumer

  Nov 8, 2022
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• Sobeys parent company sees Q4 profit grow as food inflation nears 10% in Canada

  Empire Company Ltd. said it's focusing on negotiating down prices with its suppliers to keep groceries affordable for Canadians as food inflation soars.

  Money

  Jun 22, 2022
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• Coronavirus: Empire speeds up launch of online grocery service in Greater Toronto Area

  The company, which owns the Sobeys and Safeway chains as well as others, says tests of the service are expected to start the week of April 26.

  Consumer

  Apr 15, 2020