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From full service to discount and convenience, Sobeys Inc. and its banners offer a variety of food-shopping experiences across Canada.

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Food Retailing

The purpose of Empire and Sobeys Inc. is to serve the grocery shopping needs of millions of Canadians across the country.

Operating in all 10 provinces, we provide exceptional customer service to over 900 communities in Canada.

And it’s all done across 1,500 retail stores and more than 350 retail fuel locations.

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The Sobeys Inc. Profile

  1. Sobeys Inc. is improving the product, service, and merchandising offerings inside each format.

  2. Sobeys Inc. is expanding our customer reach and modernizing our customer experience, from the in-store experience to the digital experience with Voilà online grocery shopping.

  3. Sobeys Inc. is considering the convenience of customers by providing home delivery and curbside pick-up services.

Geographic Reach

Sobeys goes to market with differentiated banners and five retail formats to serve the needs of our customers across the country. Full-Service stores meet total shopping requirements with a broad product assortment and a complete range of specialty departments with the support of superior customer service.

Our Fresh stores meet ‘fresh fill-in and today’s meal’ needs with service and customized offerings. Community stores meet the ‘routine and fill-in’ food shopping occasions of customers in rural and one-store communities. Discount stores deliver low prices every day in markets where price is the driving factor for store selection and Convenience stores serve our customers who are ‘on-the-go.’

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Operating Stores and Businesses

There is a total of 1,547 food retail stores within Sobeys Inc. network and more than 350 retail fuel stations.

Choose a banner below to learn more about Sobeys Inc. banner stores.
Or, choose a region in the interactive map to learn more about our stores across the country.

Needs
Tradition
Tradition
Bonichoix
Bonichoix

Needs Convenience

Neighbourhood convenience stores in Atlantic Canada offering late-night or 24-hour service and convenience.

Total Stores

89

* As well as more than 350 retail fuel locations

Les Marchés Tradition

Community format stores owned by an affiliated network of independent grocers located in smaller communities in Québec and offering customers an assortment of fresh items with personalized service in a smaller format store.

Total Stores

75

* As well as more than 350 retail fuel locations

Marché Bonichoix

Petits marchés d’alimentation qui ont fondé leur réputation sur leurs produits de qualité et la taille idéale de leur commerce dans les régions rurales du Québec.

Total des magasins

60

* ainsi que plus de 350 points de vente de carburant au détail.

IGA

Une expérience de magasinage unique reconnue pour la grande qualité des produits, le service hautement personnalisé et la connaissance approfondie des besoins de la clientèle des collectivités de taille moyenne et des banlieues du Québec.

Total des magasins

194

* ainsi que plus de 350 points de vente de carburant au détail.

FreshCo

Un concept innovateur dans la vente au détail à rabais du secteur de l’alimentation, répondant aux besoins actuels des clients de ce type de magasin et rassemblant à la fois des aliments frais et des prix plus bas, dans un environnement de magasinage non conventionnel.

Total des magasins

101

* ainsi que plus de 350 points de vente de carburant au détail.

Read More

Sobeys Inc., as a food retailer, branches into various operations within its business. Empire also operates within the real estate sector. To learn more, click the links below.

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Product Brands

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Social Responsibility

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Sustainable Business Report