The North West Company is a leading retailer of food and everyday products and services to rural communities and urban neighborhoods in Canada, Alaska, the South Pacific, and the Caribbean. North West operates 226 stores under the trading names Northern, NorthMart, Giant Tiger, AC Value Center, and Cost-U-Less and has annualized sales of $1.5 billion. The common shares of the parent company, The North West Company Inc., trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ÒNWC_.