Loblaw Cos. in 'Advanced' Talks with Third-party Logistics Provider

BRAMPTON, Ont. -- Loblaw Cos., Ltd. here said yesterday that its negotiations with Tolleson, Ariz.-based third-party logistics provider ATLAS Logistics Retail Services, LLC to provide services for a future distribution center in Ajax, Ont. are currently at "an advanced stage."

ATLAS would operate an 870,000-square-foot dry and perishable food facility supplying Loblaw's corporate and franchised stores in Ontario, starting in spring 2008.

Loblaw, Canada's largest food distributor and a leading provider of general merchandise, drugstore, and financial products and services, employs over 139,000 full-time and part-time employees.
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