Earnings per share (“EPS”) and adjusted EPS(1) of $1.03 and $0.78 respectively Prior year EPS and adjusted EPS of $0.71 Same-store sales, excluding fuel, increased by 4.1% Gross margin, excluding fuel, increased by 19 basis points Completed sale of retail fuel sites in Western Canada for approximately $100.0 million Issued 2023 Sustainability Business Report, including… [Read More]

Earnings per share (“EPS”) and adjusted EPS(1) of $0.72 Prior year EPS and adjusted EPS of $0.68 Same-store sales, excluding fuel, increased by 2.6% Gross margin, excluding fuel, increased by 58 bps Project Horizon successfully completed; added an incremental $500 million in annualized EBITDA Repurchased 9.4 million shares ($350 million) in fiscal 2023, an increase… [Read More]

Empire’s Canada-wide rollout of Scene+ is now officially coast-to-coast STELLARTON, NS, March 23, 2023 /CNW/ – Following successful Scene+ launches at the company’s Atlantic Canada, Ontario, and Western Canada stores, Empire Company Limited (“Empire” or the “Company”) (TSX: EMP.A) is now introducing the Scene+ loyalty program in Thrifty Foods in B.C. The rollout of Scene+… [Read More]

Earnings per share of $0.49; adjusted earnings per share of $0.64 Prior year earnings per share and adjusted earnings per share of $0.77, which included $0.14 of unusually large real estate income Cybersecurity Event(1) adversely impacted the quarter; operational impacts relating to this event are now resolved Same-store sales, excluding fuel, increased by 0.1% Gross… [Read More]

STELLARTON, NS, March 2, 2023 /CNW/ – Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) will release its third quarter fiscal 2023 results on March 16, 2023 at 6:30 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The release will be followed by a conference call beginning at 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) with senior management. To join the conference call by phone, please use the following URL to easily register yourself and be connected into… [Read More]

Earnings per share of $0.73 compared to $0.66 last year Same-store sales, excluding fuel, increased by 3.1% Gross margin, excluding fuel, increased by 58 basis points Project Horizon strategy on track Scene+ now launched in Atlantic Canada, Western Canada and Ontario All retail fuel sites in Western Canada to be sold for approximately $100 million… [Read More]

STELLARTON, NS, Dec. 1, 2022 /CNW/ – Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) will release its second quarter fiscal 2023 results on December 15, 2022 at 6:30 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time). The release will be followed by a conference call beginning at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) with senior management. The dial-in numbers for the conference call are:(416) 764-8688(888) 390-0546 To secure a line, please call 10 minutes prior to the conference call. You will be placed on hold… [Read More]

STELLARTON, NS, Nov. 7, 2022 /CNW/ – Empire Company Limited (“Empire” or “Company”) (TSX: EMP.A) today announced that it has been impacted by an IT systems issue.  The Company’s grocery stores remain open to serve customers and are not experiencing significant disruptions at this time. However, some in-store services are functioning intermittently or with a delay…. [Read More]

Customers across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba can now earn and redeem Scene+ points shopping for groceries and more at Empire locations FreshCo is now offering customers a loyalty program for the first time Following successful launches in Atlantic Canada and the West, Scene+ will continue rolling out region by region at Empire locations… [Read More]

STELLARTON, NS, Sept. 15, 2022 /CNW/ – Empire Company Limited (“Empire” or the “Company”) (TSX: EMP.A) announced the voting results for the election of its directors at its Annual General Meeting (the “Meeting”) held today. There were 98,121,279 Class B shares (over 99.9% of outstanding Class B shares) represented by proxy at the Meeting of… [Read More]

Earnings per share of $0.71 compared to $0.70 last year Same-store sales excluding fuel increased by 0.4% Excluding fuel, gross margin increased by 63 basis points Project Horizon strategy on track Scene+ launched in Atlantic Canada in August 2022 STELLARTON, NS, Sept. 15, 2022 /CNW/ – Empire Company Limited (“Empire” or the “Company”) (TSX: EMP.A)… [Read More]

STELLARTON, NS, Aug. 31, 2022 /CNW/ – Empire Company Limited (“Empire” or the “Company”) (TSX: EMP.A) will hold its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“AGM” or the “Meeting”) on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at Cineplex Cinemas, Aberdeen Mall, 612 East River Road, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern… [Read More]