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{{Short description|Canadian drug store chain owned by Empire Company Limited}}
{{other uses|Lawtons, New York}}
{{about|the Canadian drug store|the hamlet|Lawtons, New York|the singular|Lawton (disambiguation){{!}}Lawton}}
[[Image:LawtonsLogo.png|right]]'''Lawtons''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[drug store]] chain owned by the [[Sobeys]] Group of [[Stellarton, Nova Scotia]] with a head office located in [[Dartmouth, Nova Scotia|Dartmouth]] Nova Scotia.
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{{Infobox company
| name = Lawtons
| logo = LawtonsLogo.png
| type = Subsidiary
| industry = Drug stores
| location_city = [[Dartmouth, Nova Scotia|Dartmouth]], Nova Scotia
| location_country = Canada
| parent = [[Sobeys]]
}}
'''Lawtons''' is a Canadian [[drug store]] chain<ref name="CBC News 2016">{{cite web | title=Lawtons loses fight to keep critical labour board decision private | website=CBC News | date=July 7, 2016 | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/lawtons-drug-stores-battle-union-1.3660003 | access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref> owned by the [[Sobeys]] Group of [[Stellarton, Nova Scotia]]; its head office is located in [[Dartmouth, Nova Scotia|Dartmouth]], Nova Scotia.

It is a participant in the voluntary [[Scanner Price Accuracy Code]] managed by the [[Retail Council of Canada]].<ref name="Colbert">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/scanner-sale-price-errors-1.3994752|title=Special code means shoppers charged full price for sale items could get them free|last=Colbert|first=Yvonne|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=23 February 2017|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>


== Operations ==
== Operations ==
The company has over 67 locations operating throughout [[Atlantic Canada]], in the provinces of [[New Brunswick]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], [[Nova Scotia]] and [[Prince Edward Island]]. In many Atlantic Canada communities, the company is the only [[drug store]]. In others, it competes with [[Shoppers Drug Mart]] or [[Katz Group of Companies|I.D.A.]] pharmacies. Its parent company Sobeys has no plans to expand outside Atlantic Canada.{{Citation needed|date = December 2015}}
The company has over 67 locations operating throughout [[Atlantic Canada]], in the provinces of [[New Brunswick]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], [[Nova Scotia]] and [[Prince Edward Island]]. In many Atlantic Canada communities, the company is the only [[drug store]]. In others, it competes with [[Shoppers Drug Mart]] or [[Katz Group of Companies|I.D.A.]] pharmacies. Its parent company Sobeys has no plans to expand outside Atlantic Canada.{{Citation needed|date = December 2015}}


The word "[[Drugs]]" was dropped from the name when a new logo was introduced in 2004.{{Citation needed|date = December 2015}}
The word "Drugs" was dropped from the name when a new logo was introduced in 2004.{{Citation needed|date = December 2015}}

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.lawtons.ca Official website]
* {{Official website|https://lawtons.ca/}}


[[Category:Canadian pharmacy brands]]
[[Category:Canadian pharmacy brands]]
[[Category:Companies based in Nova Scotia]]
[[Category:Companies based in Nova Scotia]]
[[Category:Sobeys]]
[[Category:Year of establishment missing]]
[[Category:Year of establishment missing]]



Latest revision as of 18:08, 14 June 2024

Lawtons
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryDrug stores
Headquarters
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
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Canada
ParentSobeys

Lawtons is a Canadian drug store chain[1] owned by the Sobeys Group of Stellarton, Nova Scotia; its head office is located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

It is a participant in the voluntary Scanner Price Accuracy Code managed by the Retail Council of Canada.[2]

Operations

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The company has over 67 locations operating throughout Atlantic Canada, in the provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. In many Atlantic Canada communities, the company is the only drug store. In others, it competes with Shoppers Drug Mart or I.D.A. pharmacies. Its parent company Sobeys has no plans to expand outside Atlantic Canada.[citation needed]

The word "Drugs" was dropped from the name when a new logo was introduced in 2004.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Lawtons loses fight to keep critical labour board decision private". CBC News. July 7, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Colbert, Yvonne (February 23, 2017). "Special code means shoppers charged full price for sale items could get them free". CBC News. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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