The North West Company Inc. (TSX:NWC)
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The North West Company Company Description

The North West Company Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the retail of food and everyday products and services in northern Canada, rural Alaska, the South Pacific, and the Caribbean.

The company operates Northern stores, which offers food, financial services, and general merchandise; NorthMart stores that provides fresh food products, apparel, and health products and services; and Quickstop convenience stores that provides ready-to-eat food products, and fuel and related services.

It also operates Giant Tiger junior discount stores, which offers family fashion, household products, and food products; Valu Lots discount center and direct-to-customer food distribution outlet; solo market, a store in remote market; Pharmacy and Convenience stores; and NWC Motorsports, a dealership that offers sales, service, parts and accessories for Ski-doo, Honda, Can-am and other premier brands.

In addition, the company distributes produce and fresh meats to independent grocery stores; provides contract tele-pharmacist services to rural hospitals and health centers; and engages in the water and air-based transportation businesses.

Further, it operates Alaska Commercial Company stores that provides food and general merchandise to remote and rural regions; Pacific Alaska wholesale, a distributor to independent grocery stores, commercial accounts, and individual households; Riteway food markets; and Cost-U-Less mid-size warehouse stores, which offers discount food and general merchandise, as well as provides dealership offering sales, service, parts, and accessories for Honda, Yamaha, Ski-doo, and Can-Am brands.

The company was founded in 1668 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

The North West Company Inc.
The North West Company logo
CountryCanada
Founded1668
IndustryGrocery Stores
SectorConsumer Staples
Employees7,003
CEODaniel McConnell

Contact Details

Address:
Gibraltar House
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 2R1
Canada
Phone204 934 1756
Websitenorthwest.ca

Stock Details

Ticker SymbolNWC
ExchangeToronto Stock Exchange
Fiscal YearFebruary - January
Reporting CurrencyCAD
ISIN NumberCA6632782083
SIC Code5411

Key Executives

NamePosition
Frank W. KelnerChair, President and Chief Executive Officer of North Star Air Ltd
Daniel G. McConnellChief Executive Officer, President and Director
John D. King C.A., C.M.A., CPAExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jim R. CaldwellPresident of Canadian Retail
Kyle Adrian HillPresident of Alaska Commercial Company
J. Kevin ProctorPresident of Cost-U-Less and Riteway Foods
Vineet GuptaChief Information Officer
Alexis CloutierVice President of Legal and Corporate Secretary
Alison F. CovilleChief People Officer
Leanne G. FlewittVice President and Chief Transformation Officer