Loblaw Companies Limited (L)

Loblaw Companies Limited, a food and pharmacy company, provides grocery, pharmacy and healthcare services, health and beauty products, apparel, general merchandise, financial services, and wireless mobile products and services in Canada and the United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Financial Services. The Retail segment operates corporate and franchise-owned retail food, and associate-owned drug stores. This segment also includes in-store pharmacies, health care services, other health and beauty product stores, apparel stores, and other general merchandise stores. Its Financial Services segment provides credit card and banking services, the PC Optimum loyalty program, insurance brokerage services, and telecommunication services. The company offers PC Health app, which provides healthcare resources and support services; and outpatient physiotherapy, massage and occupational therapy, chiropractic, mental health, and other rehabilitation services. It sells its products and services under the President's Choice, PC, Life Brand, no name, Farmer's Market, and Joe Fresh brands through its hard discount format stores under the No Frills and Maxi brands; supermarket format stores under the Loblaws, Zehrs, Your Independent Grocer, Real Canadian Superstore, Real Atlantic Superstore, Provigo, City Market, brands; and stand-alone drug stores under the Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix brands. The company also operates T&T Supermarket stores serving Asian grocery markets; provides online grocery ordering and pickup services through PC Express; and offers banking and financial services through PC Financial. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Brampton, Canada. Loblaw Companies Limited is a subsidiary of George Weston Limited.