Joe Fresh

Joe Fresh is a trademark and business of Loblaw Companies Limited, a federal (CBCA) corporation listed on the TSX; the joefresh.com footer reads Loblaws Inc. Loblaw's 2026 Annual Information Form states George Weston Limited owns about 52.6% of Loblaw and Galen G. Weston controls about 59.5% of Weston, so both the controlling shareholder and the listing venue are Canadian. No separate Joe Fresh corporation appears in the Corporations Canada search, consistent with the brand being a division rather than a subsidiary.

• Loblaw Companies Limited Annual Information Form (For The Year Ended January 3, 2026) filing “As at January 3, 2026, Mr. Galen G. Weston, through the entities he controls, owned approximately 59.5% of the common shares of Weston, which owned approximately 52.6% of the Company's outstanding common shares.”
• Loblaw Companies Limited Annual Information Form (For The Year Ended January 3, 2026) filing “The Company also offers Joe Fresh branded apparel, accessories and footwear in many of its grocery stores (including in some stores through the PC Express service). In addition, the Company offers Joe Fresh products in stand-alone Joe Fresh stores in Canada, online at JoeFresh.com and in Shoppers Drug Mart stores (a limited assortment).”
• Federal corporation information - 012676-4 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada registry “LOBLAW COMPANIES LIMITED LES COMPAGNIES LOBLAW LIMITEE Status: Active Corporation number: 012676-4 ... Governing legislation: Canada Business Corporations Act - 1980-05-07”
• Joe Fresh | Shop Clothing & Accessories for Women, Men, Kids & Babies vendor_statement “ⓒ 2024 Loblaws Inc. All Rights Reserved”
• Joe Fresh - Wikipedia press “Joe Fresh is a Canadian fashion brand and retail chain created by designer Joe Mimran for Canadian food distributor Loblaw Companies Limited. It was formed in 2006.”

Joe Fresh garments are made by third-party factories abroad. Loblaw's AIF describes reliance on offshore vendors in developing markets for its apparel business without naming countries, CBC and Wikipedia document ongoing production in Bangladesh (Loblaw acknowledged Rana Plaza made Joe Fresh clothing in 2013 and kept sourcing there), and The CANADA List reports Bangladesh and China. Loblaw publishes no country breakdown and joefresh.com's sustainability page returned 403, so the all-OTHER mix is an estimate; no evidence of any Canadian, US or European garment production was found.

• Loblaw Companies Limited Annual Information Form (For The Year Ended January 3, 2026) filing “reliance on the performance and retention of third party service providers, including those associated with the Company's supply chain and apparel business and located in both advanced and developing markets.”
• Joe Fresh continuing garment business in Bangladesh in year after tragedy | CBC News press “Canadian retailer Joe Fresh has been maintaining its business in Bangladesh throughout the year following the deadly collapse of the garment factory building where some of its clothes were made”
• Joe Fresh - Wikipedia press “Joe Fresh continues to manufacture its garments in Bangladesh, with one source stating that as of 2014 it has doubled production in the country.”
• The CANADA List directory “Joe Fresh ... Ownership (Company): Loblaw Companies Ltd. ... Manufacturing (Countries): Bangladesh / China”

Joe Fresh directs suppliers to its corporate head office at 1 President's Choice Circle, Brampton, Ontario, the same head office Loblaw's AIF reports, and the brand says it was founded in Toronto in 2006. Loblaw reports 190,000 Canadians employed, and the brand's retail footprint (Loblaw banners, Shoppers Drug Mart, seven standalone stores) is entirely in Canada since the US stores and JCPenney deal ended in 2015 and 2016. Loblaw's small sourcing presence in Bangladesh is negligible against the domestic workforce.

• FAQ | Joe Fresh vendor_statement “Please send any requests or proposals in writing to our corporate head office at the following address: Service Offer - Joe Fresh 1 Presidents Choice Circle Brampton, Ontario L6Y 5S5”
• About US | Joe Fresh vendor_statement “Founded in Toronto in 2006, Joe Fresh started by providing a uniquely accessible shopping concept to fashion customers in Canada. Today, we are one of Canada's leading fashion retailers, with products available at over 1650 retail locations, including more than 350 Loblaw stores, 1,300 Shoppers Drug Mart stores and 7 freestanding Joe Fresh stores.”
• Loblaw Companies Limited Annual Information Form (For The Year Ended January 3, 2026) filing “the registered and head office of the Company is located at 1 President's Choice Circle, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, L6Y 5S5.”
• Who we are | Loblaw Companies Ltd. vendor_statement “190,000 Canadians employed in full- and part-time positions”

No fabric or fibre sourcing disclosure was found for Joe Fresh. Garments cut and sewn in Bangladesh and China draw their cotton, polyester and trims from Asian mills, with a small share of raw cotton typically originating in the United States; this split is an estimate. Sales run through Loblaw's own Canadian stores and site rather than a foreign platform.