Empire Co., Ltd.

Consolidated earnings benefited from grocer's privatization, c.e.o. said.

Sobeys, Inc. and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia (ICANS) and have teamed up to form Nova Scotia's first Chartered Accountant Training Office (CATO) in industry. Sobeys is the first industry organization in the province to meet the strict criteria required for chartered accountant (CA) students to complete their training.

Initiative aids Canadian youth at risk.

STELLARTON, N.S. -- In the wake of taking No. 2 Canadian retailer Sobeys private in June, Empire Co. Ltd. posted second-quarter net income of 4.7 percent to CAN $58.4 million (US $57.3 million), or 89 cents a share, up from CAN $55.8 million (US $54.7 million), or 85 cents a share.

STELLARTON, N.S. -- Sobeys, Inc. here will implement Safefreight Technology's trailer temperature monitoring and GPS fleet management solution. The Edmonton, Alberta-based's company's Smartfleet technology will be deployed to 90 trailers in the Sobeys fleet, which delivers temperature-sensitive food items to 189 retail store locations and three distribution centers in western Canada.

STELLARTON, N.S. -- Sobeys, Inc. here will implement Safefreight Technology's trailer temperature monitoring and GPS fleet management solution. The Edmonton, Alberta-based's company's Smartfleet technology will be deployed to 90 trailers in the Sobeys fleet, which delivers temperature-sensitive food items to 189 retail store locations and three distribution centers in western Canada.

STELLARTON, N.S. -- Sobeys, Inc. here said this week that it has finalized the purchase of Central Saanich, B.C.-based Thrifty Foods, which includes 20 grocery stores, as well as a distribution center.

STELLARTON, N.S. and CENTRAL SAANICH, B.C. -- Grocery retailer Sobeys, Inc.; its parent company Empire Co, Ltd.; and supermarket operator Thrifty Foods have entered into an agreement for Sobeys to purchase Thrifty for CAN $260 million (US $249 million), the companies said yesterday.