Loblaw Companies Ltd
Company Profile
Business description
Loblaw is Canada’s largest retailer, operating approximately 2,500 food retail and pharmacy stores across the country. Its main grocery banners include Loblaw, No Frills, and Maxi, and its pharmacy stores are mostly under the Shoppers Drug Mart banner, which it acquired in 2014. In addition to brand-name offerings, Loblaw offers private-label products under the President’s Choice and No Name brands. Beyond retail, Loblaw runs the PC Optimum loyalty program, but announced plans to sell its financial services arm including credit cards and insurance brokerage to EQB in December 2025. George Weston is Loblaw’s controlling shareholder with a 53% stake.
Contact
1 President’s Choice Circle
BramptonONL6Y 5S5
CANT: +1 905 459-2500
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Stock type
Defensive
Industry
Grocery Stores
Fiscal Year End
31 December 2026
Employees
220,000
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