Companhia Brasileira De Distribuicao
NYSE:CBDCompanhia Brasileira De Distribuicao engages in the operation of supermarkets, specialized stores, and department stores in Brazil. It sells food products, including non-perishables, beverages, fruits, vegetables, meat, bread, cold cuts, and dairy products; and non-food products, such as cleaning supplies, disposable products, personal care products, and pet supplies under its private label and third-party brands. The company is also involved in the provision of ready-to-eat meals; rental of commercial spaces; and e-commerce sales. It operates its supermarkets under Pão de Açúcar, Mercado Extra, and Compre Bem banners; proximity and specialized stores through Mini Extra, Minuto Pão de Açúcar, Pão de Açúcar Adega, and Aliados Minimercado banners; and gas stations through the Pão de Açúcar, Mercado Extra, and Compre Bem banners, as well as sells its products through its websites. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
Empire
TSE:EMP.AEmpire Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food retail and related real estate businesses in Canada. It operates through two segments, Food Retailing, and Investments and Other Operations. The company owns, affiliates, and franchises approximately 1,500 retail stores under various retail banners, including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, and Lawtons Drugs; and approximately 350 retail fuel locations. It also owns interest in Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust, an open-ended Canadian real estate investment trust to sell and leaseback a portfolio of 19 retail properties; and various equity accounted interests in Genstar real estate partnerships that develop residential real estate properties in Ontario, Western Canada, and the United States. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Stellarton, Canada.
