Loblaw Companies

Summary

Loblaw Companies is a supermarket chain^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of supermarket_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (748 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Loblaw Companies is in the country of Canada^[3].
• Loblaw Companies's instance of is recorded as supermarket chain^[4].
• Loblaw Companies's instance of is recorded as public company^[5].
• Loblaw Companies's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• Loblaw Companies's founder is recorded as Theodore Loblaw^[7].
• Loblaw Companies's owned by is recorded as George Weston Limited^[8].
• Loblaw Companies's logo image is recorded as Loblaw Companies Limited logo EN.svg^[9].
• Loblaw Companies's headquarters location is recorded as Brampton^[10].
• Loblaw Companies's ISNI is recorded as 0000000446503156^[11].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as No Frills^[12].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Zehrs Markets^[13].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Shoppers Drug Mart^[14].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as T&T Supermarket^[15].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Real Canadian Superstore^[16].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Provigo^[17].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Maxi^[18].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Fortinos^[19].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Valu-mart^[20].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Atlantic Superstore^[21].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Your Independent Grocer^[22].
• Loblaw Companies's Commons category is recorded as Loblaw^[23].
• Loblaw Companies's stock exchange is recorded as Toronto Stock Exchange^[24].
• Loblaw Companies's industry is recorded as retail^[25].
• +1919-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Loblaw Companies^[26].
• Loblaw Companies's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01tk9y^[27].

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Founding

Loblaw Companies's founder is recorded as Theodore Loblaw^[7]. +1919-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[26]. Its location of formation is recorded as Toronto^[28].

Operations

Loblaw Companies's headquarters location is recorded as Brampton^[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as George Weston Limited^[29]. Subsidiaries include No Frills^[12], a supermarket chain^[30], in Canada^[31], founded in 1978^[32], headquartered in Toronto^[33]; Zehrs Markets^[13], a supermarket chain^[34], in Canada^[35], founded in 1950^[36], headquartered in Ontario^[37]; Shoppers Drug Mart^[14], a pharmacy chain^[38], in Canada^[39], founded in 1962^[40], headquartered in Toronto^[41]; T&T Supermarket^[15], a supermarket chain^[42], in Canada^[43], founded in 1993^[44], headquartered in Richmond^[45]; Real Canadian Superstore^[16], a business^[46], in Canada^[47], founded in 1979^[48], headquartered in Brampton^[49]; and Provigo^[17], a supermarket chain^[50], in Canada^[51], founded in 1969^[52], headquartered in Montreal^[53].

Industry

Loblaw Companies's industry is recorded as retail^[25].

Ownership

Loblaw Companies's owned by is recorded as George Weston Limited^[8]. Its stock exchange is recorded as Toronto Stock Exchange^[24]. Its product or material produced is recorded as clothing^[54].

Why It Matters

Loblaw Companies ranks in the top 5% of supermarket_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (748 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]