Loblaw Report

LobLaw Companies Limited 2013 annuaL RepoRt

Reshaping Retail
LobLaw Companies Limited 2013 annuaL RepoRt

Helping Canadians – Live Life Well

tabLe oF Contents
2 Financial highlights 4 letter to shareholders 8 Review of Operations 22 Corporate social Responsibility 24 Corporate governance practices 26 Board of Directors 27 leadership 28 shareholder and
Corporate information

Loblaw at a Glance
at December 31, 2013

three clearly positioned retail divisions

Our customer-centric approach and unique positioning in food, pharmacy, health and wellness, apparel, beauty, and financial services will increasingly set Loblaw apart as the national market leader.

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Innovative control brands such as President’s Choice , PC Blue Menu , PC Organics, PC black label, no name , and Joe Fresh® account for approximately 30% of sales
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diverse offering
Food, pharmacy, health and wellness, apparel, beauty, kids, and home In-store medical clinics, licensed opticians, and dietitians Joe Fresh: in store and online in Canada; six stand-alone stores in US President’s Choice Financial®: no-fee chequing and savings accounts, credit cards, mortgages, insurance, investments, loans and lines of credit PC Mobile: monthly plans over 4G network that extends to 97% of the Canadian population

Home to Canada’s #1 and #2 consumer packaged goods brands in President’s Choice and no name1
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Source: Nielsen MarketTrack, Total Tracked Sales (excluding Competitors’ Control Brands), 52-week period ending December 14, 2013, for the National All Channels (excluding Newfoundland) market, Copyright © 2013, The Nielsen Company.

Loblaw is Canada’s largest grocery retailer

570

corporate stores

496

more than

franchise stores

20

51.9
million
square feet

banners

14+

million

North America’s

customers per week

6th food largest
retailer1 in quarterly...