STELLARTON, NS, Oct. 26, 2021 /CNW/ – Empire Company Limited (“Empire” or the “Company”) (TSX: EMP.A) today announced the appointment of Matt Reindel to the role of Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective immediately. This appointment is the result of a rigorous succession planning process as the Company continues to develop the next generation of talent… [Read More]

STELLARTON, NS, Sept. 9, 2021 /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 held today. There were 98,138,079 Class B shares (100% of outstanding Class B shares) represented by proxy at the Meeting and 100% of the… [Read More]

First Quarter Summary Earnings per share of $0.70 compared to $0.71 last year Same-store sales excluding fuel decreased by 2.2% compared to elevated sales last year Excluding fuel, gross margin increased by 40 basis points Project Horizon growth plan on track $133 million of shares repurchased to date; fully offsetting shares issued as part of… [Read More]

STELLARTON, NS, Aug. 26, 2021 /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 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). Empire is using a virtual meeting tool that will allow participation in the Meeting online or… [Read More]

Fourth Quarter Summary Earnings per share of $0.64 compared to $0.66 last year Same-store sales excluding fuel decreased by 6.1% compared to last year’s stock-up period Annual dividend per share increased 15.3% Repurchased 4,124,260 shares in fiscal 2021 for a total consideration of $153.6 million Project Horizon growth plan on track; first year successfully completed… [Read More]

STELLARTON, NS, June 9, 2021 /CNW/ – Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) will release its fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2021 results on June 23, 2021 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. The dial-in numbers for… [Read More]

40 FreshCo locations in Western Canada confirmed to date 28 stores now open across British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta $6.3 million in store closure costs to be expensed in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 STELLARTON, NS, May 10, 2021 /CNW/ – Today Empire Company Limited (“Empire” or the “Company”) (TSX: EMP.A) announced the next… [Read More]

STELLARTON, NS, May 10, 2021 /CNW/ – Empire Company Limited (“Empire” or the “Company”) (TSX: EMP.A) announced today that it has completed the purchase of 51% of Longo’s, a long-standing, family-built network of specialty grocery stores in the Greater Toronto Area (“GTA”) of Ontario, and the Grocery Gateway e-commerce business. “We are so pleased to… [Read More]

STELLARTON, NS, April 19, 2021 /CNW/ – Empire Company Limited (“Empire” or the “Company”) (TSX: EMP.A) today announced it has increased the size of its current Normal Course Issuer Bid (“NCIB”) by filing an amended notice of intention with the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”). The amendment increases the number of Non-Voting Class A shares (“Class… [Read More]

Third Quarter Summary Same-store sales excluding fuel increased by 10.7% Earnings per share of $0.66 an increase of 47% compared to $0.45 last year Project Horizon growth plan on track E-commerce sales growth of 315% 37 FreshCo locations in Western Canada confirmed; 23 stores now open $100 million of shares purchased to date STELLARTON, NS,… [Read More]

STELLARTON, NS, Feb. 24, 2021 /CNW/ – Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) will release its third quarter fiscal 2021 results on March 10, 2021 at 6:30 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time). The release will be followed by a conference call beginning at 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) with senior management. The dial-in numbers for the conference call… [Read More]

STELLARTON, NS, Nov. 26, 2020 /CNW/ – Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) will release its second quarter fiscal 2021 results on December 10, 2020 at 6:30 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time). The release will be followed by a conference call beginning at 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) with senior management. The dial-in numbers for the conference… [Read More]