Loblaw Companies

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Loblaw Companies Limited is the largest food retailer in Canada, with over 1,400 supermarkets operating under a variety of regional banners, including the namesake Loblaws. LCL is headquartered in Brampton, Ontario. Loblaw encompasses 1,036 corporate and franchised stores, 376 associate stores and 4,692 independent stores. It is Canada's largest retailer with sales of more than C$30 billion in 2008. The company is also one of the largest employers in Canada with more than 139,000 full-time and part-time employees. Employees at Loblaw, with the exception of management and employees at The Real Canadian Wholesale Club in Alberta, are members of the United Food and Commercial Workers labour union. Loblaw's regional divisions include Westfair Foods Ltd., National Grocers, Provigo Inc. and Atlantic Wholesalers Ltd.