Loblaw Companies

Loblaw Companies Limited
Company type	Public subsidiary
Traded as	TSX: L
Industry	Retail
Founded	1919 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Founders	Theodore Pringle Loblaw; J. Milton Cork;
Headquarters	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Key people	Galen Weston Jr. (chairman); Per Bank (president & CEO);
Products	Apparel; Cash and carry; Discount store; Hypermarket; Supercentre; Supermarket; Superstore; Warehouse club;
Brands	See list
Revenue	CA$59.53 billion (2023)
Operating income	CA$3.704 billion (2023)
Net income	CA$2.187 billion (2023)
Total assets	CA$38.98 billion (2023)
Total equity	CA$11.62 billion (2023)
Number of employees	220,000 (2023)
Parent	George Weston Limited (52.6%; as of 2023)
Subsidiaries	Loblaws; Dominion Stores; Extra Foods (defunct); Fortinos; Freshmart; Maxi; No Frills; No Name; President's Choice; President's Choice Financial; Provigo; Real Atlantic Superstore; Real Canadian Liquorstore; Real Canadian Superstore; Shoppers Drug Mart / Pharmaprix; SuperValu; T & T Supermarket; Valu-mart; Your Independent Grocer; Your Independent Liquorstore; Zehrs Markets;
Website	loblaw.ca

Loblaw Companies Limited is a Canadian 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 is the largest Canadian food retailer, and its brands include President's Choice, No Name and Joe Fresh. It is controlled by George Weston Limited, a holding company controlled by the Weston family; Galen G. Weston is the chair of the Loblaw board of directors, as well as chair of the board of directors and CEO of Canada-based holding company George Weston.

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.