Ex-chairman and CEO of George Weston Ltd. turned Canadian grocer into premier retailer
W. Galen Weston, former chairman and CEO of George Weston Ltd. (GWL), the parent of Loblaw Cos., Canada’s largest food and drug retailer, has died at age 80 after a long illness.
Toronto-based GWL said yesterday that Weston, chairman emeritus of the company, passed away at his home on April 12.
Weston was a member of one of Canada’s wealthiest families. The Westons’ retail empire includes Loblaw’s and its Shoppers Drug Mart subsidiary plus the department store chains Selfridges (United Kingdom), Holt Renfrew (Canada), Brown Thomas (Ireland) and de Bijenkorf (Netherlands). GWL, named after his grandfather, George Weston, encompasses the Loblaw Cos., Weston Foods baked goods and Choice Properties real estate businesses.
Retail and grocery magnate W Galen Weston dead at 80 after long illness
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