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 to rural communities and urban neighborhood markets 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.
The company was founded in 1668 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.
Country | Canada |
Founded | 1668 |
Industry | Grocery Stores |
Sector | Consumer Staples |
Employees | 7,382 |
CEO | Daniel McConnell |
Contact Details
Address: Gibraltar House Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 2R1 Canada | |
Phone | 204 934 1756 |
Website | northwest.ca |
Stock Details
Ticker Symbol | NWC |
Exchange | Toronto Stock Exchange |
Fiscal Year | February - January |
Reporting Currency | CAD |
ISIN Number | CA6632782083 |
SIC Code | 5411 |
Key Executives
Name | Position |
---|---|
Frank W. Kelner | President and Chief Executive Officer of North Star Air Ltd |
Daniel G. McConnell | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director |
John D. King C.A., C.M.A., CPA | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary |
Jim R. Caldwell | President of Canadian Retail |
Kyle Adrian Hill | President of Alaska Commercial Company |
J. Kevin Proctor | President of Cost-U-Less and Riteway Foods |
Vineet Gupta | Chief Information Officer |
Cole J.A. Akerstream | Vice-President of Corporate Development |
Alison F. Coville | Chief People Officer |
Leanne G. Flewitt | Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer |