What is SOBEYS? Sobeys is a food retail market and is the second largest in Canada. It is operated in all ten provinces of Canada and has more than 1300 owned or franchised stores. It is part of the “Conglomerate Empire Company Ltd” and their head office is at Stellarton, Nova Scotia. The Sobeys conglomerate is owned by Empire Company Limited, which is controlled by the Sobey family. In addition to Sobeys, the Empire Company also owns Empire Theatres, Canada’s second-largest movie theatre chain, as well as many commercial retail properties through subsidiary. Sobeys accumulated sales of more than $14 billion CAD in 2009. A proudly Canadian company with more than 100 years in the food business. Sobeys is committed to provide excellent customer service and focus on food, innovation.
Sobeys five core retail food formats (such as full-service, fresh service, community service, private service and convenience service) are designed to ensure that they have the right -sized stores for each individual market they serve — from their full service format to the convenience format, each tailored to satisfy the unique food shopping needs of our customers.
Facts taken from Sobeys Website:http://sobeyscorporate.com/en/Media-Centre/Fast-Facts.aspx
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