US EditionSobeys Parent Company Empire Shutters Voilà Grocery Delivery in Alberta
Empire shifts to third-party delivery and pauses Vancouver expansion after Voil� underperforms in Alberta, taking a $750 million writedown on the e-commerce business.
- On Jan. 29, 2026, Empire Co. Ltd. said it is closing its Voil� Calgary fulfilment centre and Edmonton facility and will take a $750-million writedown in the third quarter.
- When Voil� launched in 2020, the Alberta e-commerce market proved smaller than anticipated, and Michael Medline said Voil� was losing more money than initially estimated.
- Shifting to third-party partners, Empire will expand partnerships with third-party delivery providers and launch DoorDash same-day deliveries in the coming months, while Voil� operations continue in Ontario and Quebec, Pierre St-Laurent wrote.
- Empire says it expects the changes to contribute roughly $95-million to its next fiscal year's operating income.
- The Vancouver development remains paused since 2024, and Empire shares rose as much as eight per cent before settling four per cent at $45.40 on Jan. 29, 2026.
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Sobeys parent company Empire shutters Voilà grocery delivery in Alberta
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Empire Company to close Alberta e-commerce facilities, expands third-party delivery partnerships
The company said the changes are expected to deliver roughly $95 million in annualized operating income by fiscal 2027. The post Empire Company to close Alberta e-commerce facilities, expands third-party delivery partnerships appeared first on Retail Insider.
Sobeys parent company Empire shutters Voilà grocery delivery in Alberta – Energeticcity.ca
STELLARTON — Sobeys parent company Empire Co. Ltd. is closing its Voilà grocery delivery facilities in Alberta and pausing the online service’s expansion in the Vancouver area as it failed to meet the grocer’s financial expectations. The Stellarton, N.S.-based company said it will take a $750 million writedown in its fiscal third quarter because of the wind-down. It also expects the moves to deliver $95 million in annualized operating income in …
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