Loblaw Companies Limited http://www.alacrastore.com/company-snapshot/Loblaw_Companies_Limited-1010029 Saturday, July 05, 2008 9:34:37 PM 1010029 Loblaw Companies Limited en AlacraStore RSS Builder 1.0 30 http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/PRN-0001-26253737newstex/PRN-0001-26253737xml TORONTO, Jun. ##, #### (Canada NewsWire Group delivered by Newstex) -- /CNW/ -- Loblaw Companies Limited (TSX: L) announced today that it will be releasing its second quarter results July ##, ####. This release will be followed by a...040000000401600004016048040160186/26/2008 9:26:27 AM180000001800400018008000Canada NewsWire GroupPRN-0001-26253737LOBLAW COMPANIES LIMITEDLOBLAW COS LTDLL.ANewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/653484spcred/653484normThe latest News from S&Pglobal6/11/2008 6:25:00 PM100News653484CanadaFood RetailCanadaGlobal IssuersCorporationsRetailNewsTORONTO (Standard&Poor's) June 11, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today said it assigned its 'P-3(High)' issue rating to Loblaw Companies Ltd.'s proposed C$225 million cumulative redeemable convertible preferred shares. The company will use the proceeds for general corporate purposes. "The ratings on Loblaw reflect the company's position as the largest grocer in Canada with the leading market share in most regions; well-established, controlled-label programs; and satisfactory operating cash flow generation," said Standard&Poor's credit analyst Maude Tremblay. These strengths are partially offset by weaknesses in the company's supply chain and IT, contracting profitability margins, weak credit protection measures for the ratings, and challenging market conditions. The preferred shares issue will not materially affect the company's credit metricsCAN53947Z7439515395Z953953853953974406953948130101030 301010 3010 30Loblaw Companies Ltd.348724CANL@CNNEWSGLOBISSCORPRetailCredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/648175spcred/648175normThe latest Full Report from S&Pglobal5/14/2008 3:20:55 PM400Full Report648175CanadaFood RetailCanadaGlobal IssuersCorporationsRetailFull ReportCanada's largest food retailer Well-established controlled-label programs Solid financial flexibility with substantial real estate holdings Declining profit margins Weak credit protection measures for the ratings Significant multiyear restructuring program expected to last up to 2012 Increasingly competitive food retailing industry The ratings on Toronto-based Loblaw Companies Ltd. reflect the company's position as the largest grocer in Canada with the leading market share in most regions, well-established controlled-label programs, and satisfactory operating cash flow generation. These strengths are partially offset by weaknesses in the company's supply chain and IT, contracting profitability margins, weak credit protection measures for the ratings, and challenging market conditions. While the ratings on Loblaw and George Weston Ltd. (BBB/Negative/--), which has a 62% equity interest in Loblaw,CAN53948153947Z7439515395Z953953853953974406930101030 301010 3010 30Loblaw Companies Ltd.348724CANL@CNFULLCAN37257R96114896114Z96115096115Z30101030 301010 3010 30George Weston Ltd.348721CANWN@CNGLOBISSCORPRetailCredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/648183spcred/648183normThe latest Summary from S&Pglobal5/14/2008 3:20:55 PM175Summary648183CanadaFood RetailCanadaGlobal IssuersCorporationsRetailSummaryThe ratings on Toronto-based Loblaw Companies Ltd. reflect the company's position as the largest grocer in Canada with the leading market share in most regions, well-established controlled-label programs, and satisfactory operating cash flow generation. These strengths are partially offset by weaknesses in the company's supply chain and IT, contracting profitability margins, weak credit protection measures for the ratings, and challenging market conditions. While the ratings on Loblaw and George Weston Ltd. (BBB/Negative/--), which has a 62% equity interest in Loblaw, are currently the same, the rating relationship between the two remains one of linkage, not equalization, with each rating jointly influenced by the respective credit profiles. With Loblaw comprising a material portion of George Weston's consolidated earnings, the linkage betweenCAN53948153947Z7439515395Z953953853953974406930101030 301010 3010 30Loblaw Companies Ltd.348724CANL@CNSUMMARYGLOBISSCORPRetailCredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1812362ccbn/T1812362norm...Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Loblaw Companies Limited First Quarter Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. Instructions will be provided at that time for you queue up for questions. (Operator Instructions). I would like to remind everyone that this conference call is being recorded today, Wednesday, April ##, ####; at # A.M. Eastern Time for replay purposes. I would now like to turn the conference over to Inge van den Berg, Vice President, Investor Relations. Please go ahead. ... 4/30/2008 3:21:00 PMLoblaw Companies54.0000FinalQ1 2008 Loblaw Companies Earnings Conference Call TranscriptL.TO9:00am ETTranscriptT1812362Credit & Investment ResearchThomson Street Eventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/643905spcred/643905normThe latest News from S&Pglobal4/21/2008 1:10:00 PM100News643905CanadaFood RetailCanadaGlobal IssuersCorporationsRetailNewsTORONTO (Standard&Poor's) April 21, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today said that its ratings on Toronto-based grocery retailer Loblaw Companies Ltd. (BBB/Negative/--) are unaffected by the announced changes to the company's executive team. Loblaw is entering the second year of its three-to-five year renewal plan to upgrade its IT and supply chain infrastructure, improve its food offerings, and streamline its general merchandising. We believe that the management team changes will have no material impact on Loblaw's strategic plan. Nevertheless, the announcement highlights uncertainty regarding management's ability to deliver as projected under its turnaround plan, which was already reflected in our negative outlook on the company. We expect that 2008 will be challenging for Loblaw since it will remainCAN53948153947Z7439515395Z953953853953974406930101030 301010 3010 30Loblaw Companies Ltd.348724CANL@CNNEWSGLOBISSCORPRetailCredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/BW-0001-24649696newstex/BW-0001-24649696xml TORONTO, Apr. ##, #### (Business Wire) -- The Board of Directors of Biovail Corporation (NYSE:BVF)(TSX:BVF) announced today that Bill Wells has been appointed the Company's new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective May #, ####. Mr....040000000400600009000000090150000401600004016008040160470401600104002000040020060700000007014000070140124/21/2008 9:17:07 AM180000001800700018020000190000001900200019002012Business WireBW-0001-24649696BIOVAIL CORP INTERNATIONALBIOVAIL CORPORATIONBUNGE LIMITEDBUNGE LTDLOBLAW COS LTDWILLIAM WELLSBGBGEPFBVFLNewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/PRN-0001-24153409newstex/PRN-0001-24153409xml Mar. ##, #### (Canada NewsWire Group delivered by Newstex) -- TORONTO, March ## /CNW/ - Loblaw Companies Limited (TSX: L) announced today that it will be releasing its first quarter results on April ##, #### at #am (EST). This release...040000000401600004016002040160470401601818000000180120001800400019000000190030001900200019002012Canada NewsWire Group3/31/2008 5:14:23 PMPRN-0001-24153409LOBLAW COS LTDLNewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/newstex/PRN-0005-24144533newstex/PRN-0005-24144533xml NEW YORK, March ##, Mar. ##, #### (PR Newswire delivered by Newstex) -- NEW YORK, March ## /PRNewswire/ -- Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiary, Duane Reade Inc., announced today that John A. Lederer will be named Chairman...090000000901500004000000040060000401600004016008040070000400700518000000180070001900000019001000190010321900200019002012PR Newswire US3/31/2008 12:16:21 PMPRN-0005-24144533LOBLAW COS LTDLNewsNewstexhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/bir/474bir/474normLoblaw Companies Ltd.CanadaRetail: Grocery stores.541144511030IFL3/8/2008 6:21:08 AM474Company Profiles & FinancialsGale Company Profileshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/629836spcred/629836normThe latest News from S&P2/7/2008 6:40:39 PMNews100global629836CanadaFood RetailCanadaGlobal IssuersCorporationsRetailNewsTORONTO (Standard&Poor's) Feb. 7, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today said it lowered its long-term corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on Toronto-based grocery retailer Loblaw Companies Ltd. by one notch, to 'BBB' from 'BBB+'. In addition, we lowered the Canadian scale commercial paper rating to 'A-2' from 'A-1(Low)'. At the same time, Standard&Poor's removed the ratings from CreditWatch with negative implications, where they were placed Nov. 15, 2007, following the announcement of very weak third-quarter performance (ended Oct. 6, 2007). The outlook is negative. "The downgrade reflects the ongoing significant challenges Loblaw faces, including lower profitability, the need to continue restructuring its supply chain, and an increasingly competitive operating environment," said Standard&Poor'sCAN7439515395Z953953853953974406953948153947Z30101030 301010 3010 30Loblaw Companies Ltd.348724CANL@CNNEWSGLOBISSCORPRetailCredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/629837spcred/629837normThe latest Research Update from S&P2/7/2008 6:40:39 PMResearch Update175global629837CanadaFood RetailCanadaGlobal IssuersCorporationsRetailResearch UpdateOn Feb. 7, 2008, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services lowered its long-term corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on Toronto-based grocery retailer Loblaw Companies Ltd. by one notch, to 'BBB' from 'BBB+'. In addition, we lowered the Canadian scale commercial paper (CP) rating to 'A-2' from 'A-1(Low)'. At the same time, Standard&Poor's removed the ratings from CreditWatch with negative implications, where they were placed Nov. 15, 2007, following the announcement of very weak third-quarter performance (ended Oct. 6, 2007). The outlook is negative. The downgrade reflects the ongoing significant challenges Loblaw faces, including lower profitability, weak credit protection measures for the ratings, the need to continue restructuring its supply chain, and an increasingly competitive operating environment. TheCAN7439515395Z953953853953974406953948153947Z30101030 301010 3010 30Loblaw Companies Ltd.348724CANL@CNRESUPDGLOBISSCORPRetailCredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1737919ccbn/T1737919normQ# #### Loblaw Companies Earnings Conference Call2/7/2008 1:06:00 PMLoblaw Companies54.0000FinalQ4 2007 Loblaw Companies Earnings Conference Call TranscriptL.TO11:00am ETTranscriptT1737919Credit & Investment ResearchThomson Street Eventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/613552spcred/613552normThe latest News from S&P11/15/2007 6:44:31 PMNews100global613552CanadaFood RetailCanadaGlobal IssuersCorporationsRetailNewsTORONTO (Standard&Poor's) Nov. 15, 2007--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today said it placed its ratings, including the 'BBB+' long-term corporate credit rating, on Toronto-based retailer Loblaw Companies Ltd. on CreditWatch with negative implications. At the same time, we placed the ratings on parent company George Weston Ltd., including the 'BBB' long-term corporate credit rating, on CreditWatch with negative implications. "The CreditWatch placement follows Loblaw's announcement of its very weak third-quarter performance," said Standard&Poor's credit analyst Maude Tremblay. Despite third-quarter sales growth of 1.4% on a 1.6% same-store sales increase compared with the same quarter in 2006, reported adjusted EBITDA (excluding certain one-time charges) declined 25.4% for the quarter and 16.1% year-to-date. As a result, Loblaw's reportedCAN53948153947Z7439515395Z953953853953974406930101030 301010 3010 30Loblaw Companies Ltd.348724CANL@CNNEWSGLOBISSCORPRetailCredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/613553spcred/613553normThe latest Research Update from S&P11/15/2007 6:44:31 PMResearch Update175global613553CanadaFood RetailCanadaGlobal IssuersCorporationsRetailResearch UpdateOn Nov. 15, 2007, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services placed its ratings, including its 'BBB+' long-term corporate credit rating, on Toronto-based retailer Loblaw Companies Ltd. on CreditWatch with negative implications. At the same time, we placed the ratings on parent company George Weston Ltd., including the 'BBB' long-term corporate credit rating, on CreditWatch with negative implications. The CreditWatch placement follows Loblaw's announcement of its very weak third-quarter performance (ended Oct. 6, 2007). Despite third-quarter sales growth of 1.4% on a 1.6% same-store sales increase compared with the same quarter in 2006, reported adjusted EBITDA (excluding certain one-time charges) declined 25.4% for the quarter and 16.1% year-to-date. As a result, Loblaw's reported adjusted EBITDA margin declined to 5.3% from 7.3% forCAN53948153947Z7439515395Z953953853953974406930101030 301010 3010 30Loblaw Companies Ltd.348724CANL@CNRESUPDCAN37257R96114Z96115Z96114830101030 301010 3010 30George Weston Ltd.348721CANWN@CNGLOBISSCORPRetailCredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1671207ccbn/T1671207norm11/15/2007 1:05:00 PMLoblaw Companies54.0000FinalQ3 2007 Loblaw Companies Earnings Conference Call TranscriptL.TO11:00am ET...Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Loblaw Companies Limited third quarter results conference call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation we will conduct a question and answer session. Instructions will be provided at that time for you to queue up for questions. If anyone has any difficulties hearing the conference please press star zero for operator assistance at any time. I would now like to remind everyone that this conference is being recorded today, Thursday, November ##th, ####, at ## a.m. Eastern time. I would now like to turn the conference over to Inge van den Berg, VP Investor Relations. Please go ahead. ... TranscriptT1671207Credit & Investment ResearchThomson Street Eventshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1597246ccbn/T1597246norm7/26/2007 5:07:00 PMLoblaw Companies54.00FinalQ2 2007 Loblaw Companies Earnings Conference Call TranscriptL.TO11:00am ET...Good morning ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Loblaw Companies Limited second-quarter results conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. Instructions will be provided at that time for you to queue up for questions. (Operator Instructions). I would like to remind everyone that this conference call is being recorded on Thursday, July ##, #### at ## AM Eastern Time. I will now turn the conference over to Geoff Wilson, Vice President Investor Relations and Public Affairs. Please go ahead. ... TranscriptT1597246Credit & Investment ResearchThomson Street Events