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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail[1] |
| Founded | 1907 Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Founder | John W. Sobey |
| Headquarters | Stellarton, Nova Scotia [2] |
Key people | Michael Medline (president & CEO) |
| Products | Bakery, dairy, delicatessen, frozen foods, general grocery, meat and poultry, produce, seafood, and snacks. |
Number of employees | 123,000 (2019)[3] |
| Parent | Empire Company |
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| Website | corporate |
Sobeys Inc.[4] is a national supermarket chain in Canada with over 1,500 stores operating under a variety of banners. Headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, it operates stores in all ten provinces and accumulated sales of more than C$25.1 billion[3] in the fiscal 2019 operating year. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Empire Company Limited, a Canadian business conglomerate.[5]
It is a participant in the voluntary Scanner Price Accuracy Code managed by the Retail Council of Canada.[6]
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- ^ "Our Company and Purpose - Sobeys Corporate".
- ^ "Empire F2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Empire Company Limited. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Harris, Sophia (28 November 2021). "Attention shoppers: Overcharged for an item at checkout? You might be able to get it for free". CBC News. Retrieved 28 November 2021.