Empire Company Limited (EMLAF) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Defensive sector, operating within the Grocery Stores industry. The company is headquartered in Stellarton, NS, Canada. The current CEO is Pierre St-Laurent.
EMLAF has IPO date of 2010-01-05, 128,000 full-time employees, listed on the Other OTC, a market capitalization of $8.1B.
Empire Company Limited is a major Canadian food retailer and real estate investor operating approximately 1,600 retail stores across multiple banners including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Farm Boy, and Longo's, along with roughly 350 fuel locations. The company generates revenue through two primary segments: food retailing, which includes physical stores and e-commerce platforms such as Voilà and Grocery Gateway, and investments in real estate assets including a significant stake in Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust and residential development partnerships through Genstar. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in Stellarton, Canada, Empire operates one of Canada's largest retail grocery networks and maintains a substantial real estate portfolio focused on grocery-anchored shopping centers and mixed-use developments across North America.
