U.S. Owned Walmart causes Canadians to loose 81 jobs in Stouffville

by Jim Mason, Staff Writer

One of Stouffville’s four grocery stores will close Nov. 15.

Sobeys management gave the news to the 81 employees at its Main Street store Wednesday.

It’s the only Canadian store slated to close.

The west-end store opened in 2002 first as an IGA, replacing the downtown Stouffville IGA that closed in the 1990s. It became a Sobeys two years later.

The store is popular with seniors at the Parkview seniors complex across Weldon Road from it.

“Unfortunately, we had to make this decision,” said Sobeys Ontario spokesperson Tracy Chisholm. “Several factors go into these decisions.”

She could not elaborate, she said.

Sobeys will attempt to find positions for workers at its other area stores.

Wal-Mart made a big splash on the Canadian retail landscape when it opened its largest Super-Centre in the country, including a full grocery store, two years ago in southwest Stouffville.

Stouffville is also home to an A & P and a No Frills.

Sobeys Inc., headquartered in Stellarton, N.S., owns or franchises 1,296 Sobeys, IGA extra, IGA, Foodland and Price Chopper stores across Canada. The company is owned by Empire Company Ltd. Empire employs 37,000 people directly and through its subsidiaries. The company has approximately $13.2 billion in annual revenue and $5.1 billion in assets.

Editorial reference Metroland Newspapers

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