Sobeys

Sobeys is a Canadian supermarket chain based in Stellarton, Nova Scotia.

The company started in 1907 as a meat delivery business in Stellarton. In 1924 they expanded into a full grocery business. Their first self-serve supermarket opened in 1949. The chain expanded through Atlantic Canada, Quebec and Ontario through the second half of the 20th century, and in 1995 bought the Oshawa Group, owners of several chains in Ontario.

In addition to the Sobeys label, Sobeys Inc. also operates supermarkets under the following banners:

• IGA (except in Atlantic Canada)
• Price Chopper (no relation to the chain of the same name in the United States)
• Foodland

Sobeys also owns the Needs, BoniChoix and Knechtel chain of convenience stores, and the Lawton's Drugs chain in Atlantic Canada.

External Links:

• http://www.sobeys.com - corporate site
• http://www.sobeysweb.com - consumer site