Empire Company Limited (EMP-A.TO) TSX

Currency In CAD

Empire Company Limited

Address

115 King Street

Stellarton, NS B0K 1S0

Canada

Phone

19027528371

Website

https://www.empireco.ca

Sector

Consumer Defensive

Industry

Grocery Stores

Employees

128000

First IPO Date

January 12, 1995

Key Executives

Name	Title	Pay	Year Born
Pierre St-Laurent	Chief Executive Officer, President & Director	1.79M	N/A
Clinton David Keay	Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance	793,018	1965
Constantine Pefanis	Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	1.07M	N/A
Douglas Nathanson	Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary	1.09M	1976
Julia Knox	Executive VP, Chief Technology & Analytics Officer and Chief Retail Officer	1.15M	N/A
John G. Morrow	Vice President & Comptroller	0	N/A
Sandra Sanderson	Chief Marketing Officer	0	N/A
Katie Brine	Director of Investor Relations	0	N/A
Luc L'Archeveque	Chief Customer Officer	0	N/A
Sandra Pasquini	Chief Human Resources Officer	0	N/A

Description

Headquartered in Stellarton, Canada, Empire Company Limited, established in 1907, is a prominent player in Canadian food retail and related real estate. Its operations are bifurcated into Food Retailing, and Investments and Other Operations. Under its retail division, the company owns, affiliates with, or franchises approximately 1,600 stores nationwide, operating under well-known banners such as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Farm Boy, Longo's, and Lawtons Drugs. Additionally, it oversees about 350 retail fuel stations and manages various e-commerce grocery platforms, including Voilà, Grocery Gateway, IGA.net, and ThriftyFoods.com. Within its investment segment, Empire holds a significant interest in Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust, which is dedicated to the ownership, operation, and development of commercial properties, particularly those anchored by grocery and pharmacy businesses, encompassing shopping centers, standalone units, and mixed-use developments. The company also possesses equity interests in Genstar partnerships, which are involved in residential real estate development across Ontario, Western Canada, and the United States.