Company overview

Sobeys (or "the company") is a private grocery retailer which operates more than 1,300 stores under retail banners that include Sobeys, IGA, IGA extra, Foodland, Price Chopper, Thrifty foods, Lawtons Drug Stores and FreshCo. The company primarily operates in Canada. Sobeys is owned by Empire Company Limited (Empire). It is headquartered in Nova Scotia, Canada and employs about 46,685 people.

The company recorded revenues of C$15,761.6 million (approximately $15,585.1 million) during the financial year ended May 2011 (FY2011), an increase of 3.4% over FY2010. The operating profit of the company was C$430.7 million (approximately $425.9 million) in FY2011, a decrease of 0.02% over FY2010. The net profit was C$269.9 million (approximately $266.9 million) in FY2011, an increase of 2.7% over FY2010.

Key facts

No. employees: 46685

Turnover: 15,761,600,000 (CAD)

Financial year end: May

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