Loblaw Companies

Summary

Loblaw Companies is a supermarket chain^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of supermarket_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,106 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 is owned by George Weston Limited^[8].
• Loblaw Companies's headquarters location is recorded as Brampton^[9].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as No Frills^[10].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Zehrs Markets^[11].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Shoppers Drug Mart^[12].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as T&T Supermarket^[13].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Real Canadian Superstore^[14].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Provigo^[15].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Maxi^[16].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Fortinos^[17].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Valu-mart^[18].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Atlantic Superstore^[19].
• Loblaw Companies's child organization or unit is recorded as Your Independent Grocer^[20].
• Loblaw Companies's Commons category is recorded as Loblaw^[21].
• Loblaw Companies's stock exchange is recorded as Toronto Stock Exchange^[22].
• Loblaw Companies's industry is recorded as retail^[23].
• 1919 marks the founding of Loblaw Companies^[24].
• Loblaw Companies's location of formation is recorded as Toronto^[25].
• Loblaw Companies's parent organization or unit is recorded as George Weston Limited^[26].
• Loblaw Companies's official website is recorded as http://www.loblaw.ca/^[27].

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Founding

Loblaw Companies's founder is recorded as Theodore Loblaw^[7]. 1919 marks the founding of it^[24]. Its location of formation is recorded as Toronto^[25].

Operations

Loblaw Companies's headquarters location is recorded as Brampton^[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as George Weston Limited^[26]. Subsidiaries include No Frills^[10], a supermarket chain^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1978^[30], headquartered in Toronto^[31]; Zehrs Markets^[11], a supermarket chain^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1950^[34], headquartered in Ontario^[35]; Shoppers Drug Mart^[12], a pharmacy chain^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 1962^[38], headquartered in Toronto^[39]; T&T Supermarket^[13], a supermarket chain^[40], in Canada^[41], founded in 1993^[42], headquartered in Richmond^[43]; Real Canadian Superstore^[14], a business^[44], in Canada^[45], founded in 1979^[46], headquartered in Brampton^[47]; and Provigo^[15], a supermarket chain^[48], in Canada^[49], founded in 1969^[50], headquartered in Montreal^[51].

Industry

Loblaw Companies's industry is recorded as retail^[23].

Ownership

Loblaw Companies is owned by George Weston Limited^[8]. Its stock exchange is recorded as Toronto Stock Exchange^[22]. Its product or material produced is recorded as clothing^[52].

Why It Matters

Loblaw Companies ranks in the top 5% of supermarket_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,106 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]