EMPIRE

EMPIRE (Canadian Empire Company Limited) is a Canadian conglomerate founded in 1963 and headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. The company is primarily engaged in food retail and corporate investments, operating approximately 1,600 stores across all 10 provinces. It owns several supermarket chains and banners, including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, Farm Boy, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, and Lawtons Drugs. EMPIRE offers a wide range of products, including deli, seafood, meat, bakery items, groceries, healthcare products, and fuel. With annual sales around $31 billion, the company employs about 129,000 people and emphasizes a culture of care, trust, respect, and growth. EMPIRE (American Empire Distribution) is an independent record label and distribution company founded in 2010 by Ghazi Shami, based in San Francisco. The company specializes in music distribution, label services, and artist development, focusing on early-stage artists. It offers proprietary software for analytics, recoupment, and royalties, and has expanded globally with offices in Africa, Europe, Asia, and South America. EMPIRE works with a diverse roster of artists, providing transparent and artist-friendly deals in the digital music landscape.