Sobeys news

Sobeys saw same-store sales fall 1.7% in the third quarter as it faced tough comparables from last year. But it continues to grow its margins and improve profitability. What’s behind this performance? Q3 key numbers Total sales up 5.1% to $7.4 bn, reflecting the acquisition of Longo’s Same-store sales (ex-fuel) down 1.7%, but up 8.3% over a two year period Ecommerce sales up 17% Net...

Sobeys will open the fourth planned Customer Fulfillment Centre (CFC), as part of its strategic partnership with Ocado, in the Greater Vancouver Area. This is expected to become operational in 2025. Reaching 75% of Canadian households This site will be the final one to open in Canada as part of this partnership. Last year, the first CFC launched in Toronto, with the second site expected to ...

Ocado Retail sales were up 4.6% in 2021 (52 weeks to 28 th  November) but the Group made a loss before tax of (£176.9)m. Ocado Retail: capacity increases offset a normalising basket Ocado Retail revenue increased by 4.6% to £2.3bn. An increase in customer numbers (up 22.4% to 832,000) and orders (up 11.9% to 357,000) offset a declining, normalising basket size of (5.8)% to £129. Although or...

In the live broadcast of Ocado Re:Imagined, Ocado unveiled seven new innovations that will underpin its Ocado Smart Platform (OSP). “Game-changing” technology Ocado needs to improve its product to retain and attract new partners. New deals will enable Ocado to increase investment and improve the proposition, creating a virtuous cycle. Since its launch, Ocado has 10 sites live across the glo...

Although same-store sales were down 1.3% as it cycled against tough comparables from last year, Sobeys continued to make progress against its Project Horizon growth plan and strategic format initiatives. Q2 key numbers Total sales increased 4.9% to $7.3bn, supported by the acquisition of Longo’s Same-store sales, excluding fuel, decreased by 1.3%, although increased 6.8% on a two-year...

We take a look at Sobeys’ new modular supermarket format, which has flexibility built into its DNA. Format weaknesses exposed by pandemic The store in Orangeville, Ontario has been developed in partnership with Interstore | Schweitzer, based on its Flexstore concept. The remodelled store saw every department relocated to a new location. However, due to the flexibility offered by the concept...

We review Sobeys’ first quarter performance as it lapped the surge in demand from last year, and the outlook for the coming months as it pushes ahead with its growth programme, Project Horizon. First quarter key numbers Total sales up 3.7% to $7.6bn, supported by the acquisition of Longo’s Same-store sales (ex-fuel) decreased by 2.2%; on a two-year stacked basis, same-store sales were up...

Sobeys’ Quebec-based IGA business has invested a majority stake in Ricardo Media to accelerate the brand’s development. Building on existing partnership Founded in 2002, Ricardo Media is a food media company, operating a leading magazine with one million readers, a daily television programme and an online presence that generates 5.4m visits per month. In 2011, the company launched a range o...

As Sobeys lapped last year’s strong fourth quarter performance, sales and profitability declined. However, it delivered a strong two-year stacked performance and remains on-track with its growth initiatives, including the acceleration of its ecommerce business. Q4 and FY key numbers Q4 sales declined 1.3% to $6.9bn, with same-store sales down 6.1% Q4 two-year stacked same store-sales ...

As its role as the first-ever official grocer of Team Canada, Sobeys’ parent company, Empire, has launched the “Feed the Dream” movement to support and celebrate the nation’s athletes on the road to the Tokyo Olympic Games. We look at how this is being executed in-store. Potential to celebrate two Olympic events Empire formed a partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee, enabling its f...