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Pressure mounting for grocers to bring back ‘hero pay’ amid Omicron surge

Unifor national president Jerry Dias says while front-line supermarket workers are facing the biggest risks, executives are receiving the biggest rewards.

Empire to rebrand Greenbank Sobeys as Farm Boy

Retail

Supermarket chain says Farm Boy is on track to have 43 stores in the province by the end of 2021.

Ottawa-based Farm Boy to add eight new stores in southern Ontario

Retail

Ottawa-based grocery chain said Tuesday it expects to open eight new stores in southern Ontario over the next two years.

Farm Boy-owner Empire Co. beats on earnings as it pushes for cost savings, streamlining

Canada & World

Empire Co. Ltd. says it has largely completed major structural changes as part of a turnaround plan but it is already looking to the next

Farm Boy to replace Sobeys on Metcalfe Street

Retail

The owner of two well-known grocery chains says it’s swapping its downtown Ottawa Sobeys store for a Farm Boy. Empire Co. says the 28,000-square-foot Sobeys at

Update: Farm Boy among Empire’s ‘best performing stores’ months after acquisition

Canada & World

The East Coast company behind multiple grocery chains in Canada is gaining market share from competitors after a period of losing ground following its troubled

Sobeys’ parent company closes $800M acquisition of Ottawa-based Farm Boy

Retail

Farm Boy’s run as an independent grocer officially came to an end Monday with the close of Empire Co.’s $800-million acquisition of the Ottawa-based company.

Update: Farm Boy co-CEO moves to reassure customers in wake of $800M sale to Sobeys parent

Retail

The parent company of grocery giant Sobeys announced Monday it was acquiring homegrown Ottawa food retailer Farm Boy, leaving a bad taste in the mouths