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Galen Weston

Type: Person

Name: Galen Weston (W. Galen Weston)

Title: Chairman of the board and chief executive officer

Organization: George Weston Limited

Date of Birth: 29/10/1940

Place of Birth: Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England

Nationality: Canada

Fact Sheet: Biography for Galen Weston

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 2 reports

Loblaw Companies Ltd

Loblaw will keep business in Bangladesh: Chairman

font size decrease font size increase font size(Reuters) — Loblaw Companies Ltd, Canada's largest grocer, will continue to produce clothing in Bangladesh following a deadly textile factory collapse recently, but promised to improve the facilities ... [Published COS Mag - May 10 2013]

Entities: Bangladesh, Galen Weston, World Vision Canada, Workers, Loblaw Companies Ltd

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Toronto stock exchange

George Weston net profit rises to $162M in Q1; sales up 3.7 . . .

George Weston net profit rises to $162M in Q1; sales up 3.7 per cent at $7.49BCanadian Press, TheTORONTO _ George Weston Limited (TSX:WN) reported an almost 34 per cent increase in is first-quarter earnings and boosted its quarterly dividend more than ... [Published Equities.com - May 07 2013]

Entities: George Weston (Associated British Foods PLC), Net Profit, Dividend, Toronto stock exchange, Galen Weston

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

George Weston Ltd

George Weston Limited Reports 2013 First Quarter Results and Announces 9.2% Dividend Increase(1).

Canada NewsWireTORONTO, May 7, 2013TORONTOThe 2013 First Quarter Report to Shareholders of George Weston Limited and its subsidiaries, together referred to as the "Company", including the Company's unaudited interim period condensed consolidated financial ... [Published Digital Journal - May 07 2013]

Entities: Galen Weston, George Weston Ltd, Operating Income, Net Earnings

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 2 reports

Benetton Group SpA

Italian retailer Benetton to offer funds to families of B'desh factory fire victims

London, May 5 (ANI): Italian apparel retailer Benetton said it is working with global non-profit organizations like the International Labor Organization Chiarolanza's statement comes a day after Galen Weston Loblaw owns clothing brand Joe Fresh, which ... [Published Yahoo! India - May 05 2013]

Entities: Benetton Group SpA, Group Five Limited, Galen Weston

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 5 reports

Bangladesh Building Engineer Arrested After Warning Factory Was Unsafe; Death Toll Tops 500

* Engineer had said building was unsafe day before accident * Death toll climbs to 501, scores still missing* Canada's Loblaw says will add "building integrity" to auditsBy Ruma PaulDHAKA, May 3 (Reuters) - Police investigating the collapse of a Bangladesh ... [Published The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - May 03 2013]

Entities: Bangladesh, Sohel Rana, Dhaka (Bangladesh)

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Loblaw to audit structural safety of suppliers’ buildings

Joe Fresh customers vow boycott after factory collapseJoe Fresh customers horrified by scenes of carnage and destruction after a deadly garment factory collapse in...Brampton-based grocer Loblaw says it will include the structural integrity of buildings ... [Published Brampton Guardian - May 02 2013]

Entities: Bangladesh, Galen Weston, Disaster, Grocer

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Galen Weston

Galen Weston is troubled with lack of concern for Bangladesh working conditions.

When Loblaw's executive chairman, Galen G. Weston, learned that the Bangladesh building that collapsed a week ago -which resulted in the death of over 400 people- was the manufacturing site for the Joe Fresh clothing chain, he... ... [Published Examiner.com - May 03 2013]

Entities: Galen Weston, Bangladesh, Manufacturing

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 12 reports

Loblaw CEO Galen Weston on fatal Bangladesh building collapse

Loblaw is going to include the structural integrity of buildings in audits of suppliers in the wake of the collapse of a building in Bangladesh. Loblaw CEO Galen Weston spoke about the plan in place going forward. ... [Published Citytv - May 02 2013]

Entities: Galen Weston, Bangladesh

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 4 reports

Loblaw profit soars, vows more aid to Bangladesh victims

Company hikes dividend Loblaw Companies Ltd. is pledging more help to victims in the collapse of an illegally built factory in Bangladesh where some of its Joe Fresh clothing was made."I'm deeply shaken by the event as are our colleagues throughout our ... [Published CBC - May 01 2013]

Entities: Galen Weston, Bangladesh, Dividend

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Tim Hortons shares climb as activist hedge fund demands change

Shareholder pressures TimsShares of Tim Hortons Inc. are climbing in premarket action this morning as the doughnut and coffee king comes under attack from an activist hedge fund holding some 1.5 per cent of its stock. Highfields Capital, according to ... [Published Globe and Mail - May 01 2013]

Entities: Tim Hortons Inc, Hedge Fund, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Loblaw Companies Ltd

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Loblaw Q1 net jumps 40%, expects C$7 Billion REIT offering in Q3; shares gain

Loblaw said it expects to complete the initial public offering of its REIT in early to mid-July. The new company will acquire approximately 35 million square feet, with a market value of C$7 billion, of Loblaw's real estate assets.Loblaw Cos. Ltd. (TSE:L), ... [Published Proactive Investors USA - May 01 2013]

Entities: Dividend, Canada, Galen Weston, Empire Co Ltd

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 3 reports

Canada, UK retailers to compensate victims of Savar building collapse

DHAKA, April 30 (BSS) - Loblaw, the owner of Joe Fresh, and Primark of the UK, the two major global retailers are moving to compensate victims of the deadly building collapse in Savar on April 24, reports Canadian daily the Globe and Mail in its Monday's ... [Published Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Primark Stores Ltd, Galen Weston, George Weston Ltd, Canada, United Kingdom

Quotes

"i am deeply shaken by the event. our hearts and prayers continue to go outout to those who were injured, to all the families who have lost loved ones" Executive Chairman Galen Weston said on a conference call after the company reported strong quarterly results

Loblaw promises more actions after Bangladesh tragedy [Published Business News Network - May 14 2013]

"i am deeply troubled. i am troubled that despite a clear commitment to the highest standards of ethical sourcing, our company can still be part of such an unspeakable tragedy" Weston told reporters ahead of an annual meeting of Loblaw, the company behind the discount clothing brand, Joe Fresh

Loblaw will keep business in Bangladesh: Chairman [Published COS Mag - May 10 2013]

..."Our fresh-led, customer-focused strategy is delivering results," said Galen Weston, executive chairman, Loblaw Companies Limited. "the first quarter showed continued evidence of momentum in our core business. greater assortment and an improved in-store experience are resonating with customers, translating into same-store sales growth and positive trends in tonnage and market share. these trends were seen across the country and across our banners."

Loblaw Q1 net earnings up [Published Individual.com - May 08 2013]

...6-per-cent increase announced late last year," said executive chairman Galen Weston. "work is well under way on the initial public offering of the loblaw real estate investment trust, and i am pleased with the progress" Mr. Weston said

Globe/CP say George Weston Q1 profit jumps 34% [Published Stockwatch - May 08 2013]

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George Weston net profit rises to $162M in Q1; ... [Published Huffington Post Canada - May 07 2013]
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Loblaw condemns ‘deafening silence’ [Published The New Nation - May 05 2013]
Can Loblaw live up to its promises in Bangladesh? [Published CBC - May 04 2013]
We must live with the choices we make — and wear [Published Hamilton Spectator - May 04 2013]
Healing Bangladesh: Fashion Labels Can Help By ... [Published Time - May 04 2013]
Strong Words, Fashion Lets It Fly [Published WWD Blog - May 03 2013]
As Death Toll Passes 500, Brands Consider Pulli... [Published Brandchannel.com - May 03 2013]
Reaction to Bangladesh building collapse fractured [Published Individual.com - May 03 2013]
Brands Revisit Concerns Over Bangladesh [Published FOXBusiness.com - May 03 2013]
Bangladesh Building Engineer Arrested After War... [Published The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - May 03 2013]

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Strong Words, Fashion Lets It Fly [Published WWD Blog - May 03 2013] Every once in a great while the fashion industry hits a sleepy patch and a week passes when nobody says much of anything -- at least in a public forum that we can scrutinize. This was not one of those weeks. Whether it was due to the seriousness of events, ...
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Hayman Capital Managing Director Killed In Trag... [Published Clusterstock - Dec 04 2012] Very sad news... A Dallas-based investment professional Galen Weston Swank was killed in a car crash early Tuesday morning, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth reported . He was 31. Absolute Return's Rob Copeland was the first to point out on Twitter that ...

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Hidden Florida Enclave Houses the Elite [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - Feb 13 2013]