Loblaw Companies Limited is the largest Canadian food retailer, encompassing corporate and franchise supermarkets operating under 22 regional and market segment banners (including Loblaws), as well as pharmacies, banking and apparel.
Loblaw operates a private label program that includes grocery and household items, clothing, baby products, pharmaceuticals, cellular phones, general merchandise, and financial services. Loblaw brands include President’s Choice, No Name, Joe Fresh, T&T, Exact, Life, Seaquest, Azami, and Teddy’s Choice.
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.
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.
Traded as: TSX: L
Industry: Retail
Founded: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1956)
Headquarters: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Products:
- Apparel
- Cash & Carry
- Warehouse Club
- Discount Store
- Hypermarket
- Supercentre
- Superstore
- Supermarket
Brands: President’s Choice
Owner: George Weston Limited (47%; as of 2016)
Subsidiaries:
- Loblaws
- President’s Choice Financial
- Shoppers Drug Mart
Website www.loblaw.ca