STELLARTON, NS,
July 4,
2023 /CNW/ - Today, Empire Company Limited ("Empire"
or the "Company") (TSX: EMP.A) and Longo's have announced the
completion of the integration of their two e-commerce businesses,
Grocery Gateway and Voilà. This partnership brings together the
freshness and quality expertise of Longo's delivered by Grocery
Gateway, with Voilà's leading-edge technology and online grocery
home delivery experience. Customers can now conveniently shop over
23,000 products from Sobeys, Farm Boy and Longo's, all on one
platform through voila.ca or the Voilà mobile app.
"We have worked with Voilà to reimagine a better delivery
experience for our Guests. Customers will now be able to order the
Longo's products and fresh items they love, paired with the
convenience and ease of Voilà," said Deb Craven, President of Longo's.
"Voilà offers an unparalleled online grocery home delivery
experience, with 99 per cent order accuracy and 95 per cent on-time
delivery. Adding Longo's products, including fresh meat, bakery,
and prepared foods only strengthens our offering for our customers.
Voilà, we deliver Sobeys, Farm Boy, and Longo's," said Sarah Joyce, Senior Vice President, E-commerce
of Empire.
Voilà orders are delivered from a state-of-the-art, automated
warehouse where robots help assemble orders and the Voilà team
delivers them direct to customer homes in convenient one-hour
delivery windows. Products are guaranteed fresh at regular in-store
prices with no hidden fees*.
Starting today, the first phase of Grocery Gateway Guests will
be redirected to the Voilà platform to place their orders. To help
smooth the transition, Longo's customers, if they request it, will
have the ability to transfer their account information, shopping
lists, and past purchases to Voilà. Longo's Delivery Pass Plus
holders will be welcomed with a Voilà free delivery offer, and
Longo's Thank You Rewards members will be gifted with equivalent
Scene+ points.
New and existing customers can visit voila.ca or download
the Voilà mobile app today to get started.
*For more information and terms and conditions, please visit
voila.ca.
ABOUT EMPIRE
Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) is a Canadian company
headquartered in Stellarton, Nova
Scotia. Empire's key businesses are food retailing, through
wholly owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc., and related real estate. With
approximately $30.5 billion in annual sales
and $16.5 billion in assets, Empire and its subsidiaries,
franchisees and affiliates employ approximately 131,000 people.
SOURCE Empire Company Limited