TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 27, 2026--
DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH) today announced one of its largest grocery expansions in Canada through a new partnership with Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A), bringing more than 1,000 stores across 10 provinces onto its marketplace. This comes as grocery is one of the fastest-growing categories on DoorDash in Canada.
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The expansion brings 12 grocery banners from Empire’s family of brands – including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, FreshCo, Farm Boy, and Longo’s – onto DoorDash. Convenience options like Needs, Boni-Soir, and Voisin are also available.
With Empire Company Limited joining the platform, DoorDash now partners with four of the largest five grocery companies in Canada (based on reported sales figures). The expansion comes amid accelerating consumer demand for on-demand grocery and retail essentials, with 25% of monthly active users on DoorDash in Canada engaging with grocery, convenience, alcohol and retail categories in December 2025.
“Home to over a dozen banners spanning coast to coast, Empire is one of the most trusted names in Canadian grocery and retail,” said Mike Goldblatt, Vice President of Enterprise Business Development and Partnerships at DoorDash. “As Canadians increasingly face time pressure, DoorDash is proud to help give some time back through on-demand grocery delivery – whether it’s a full weekly shop or just for tonight’s dinner. Together, we’re making everyday shopping more convenient and accessible.”
Consumers can access nearly 10,000 items available on DoorDash on average per store from Empire’s family of brands, including fresh produce, pantry staples, household essentials, and pharmacy items. Grocery orders via DoorDash are delivered in under 60 minutes on average from order to drop-off in Canada’s largest five cities – helping time-pressed consumers manage busy schedules without compromising selection.*
“As digital grocery adoption continues to grow, partnerships with local commerce platforms like DoorDash allow us to extend the reach of our banners and better serve evolving consumer expectations,” said Mohit Grover, SVP of eCommerce at Empire Company Limited. “We’re providing customers with flexible, on-demand access to quality and value in more ways than ever before, while complementing our in-store experience.”
As part of the launch, DoorDash is collaborating with Sylvia Nguyen – the creator behind Nguyen Food Stall – known for sharing approachable Vietnamese-inspired recipes. She curated three practical weeknight recipes designed to help Canadians shop smarter and make the most of their grocery baskets. Each recipe can be prepared in an hour or less and uses overlapping ingredients across dishes to help households stretch their shopping dollars further while simplifying meal planning.
By showcasing how consumers can build a versatile basket across Empire’s family of brands, the collaboration reinforces the convenience and value of ordering groceries on-demand through DoorDash.
Consumers can click each recipe to build their basket on DoorDash and take advantage of a limited-time promotion. From April 27, 2026 to May 3, 2026, consumers can receive 30% off one order from their favourite grocery banner within Empire Company Limited’s family of brands on DoorDash using promo code at checkout.**
*Delivery times may vary and are not guaranteed.
**Minimum order and maximum discounts vary by customer. Terms apply: https://bit.ly/4uHqOrp.
About DoorDash
DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH) is one of the world's leading local commerce platforms that helps businesses of all kinds grow and innovate, connects consumers to the best of their neighbourhoods, and gives people fast, flexible ways to earn. Since its founding in 2013, DoorDash has expanded to more than 40 countries, using technology and logistics to shape the future of local commerce and broaden access to opportunity. With a growing international presence that now includes Deliveroo and Wolt, DoorDash combines global scale with local expertise to serve communities around the world.
About Empire Company Limited
Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) is a Canadian company headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Empire's key businesses are food retailing, through wholly-owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc., and related real estate. With approximately $32 billion in annual sales and $17 billion in assets, Empire and its subsidiaries, franchisees and affiliates employ approximately 129,000 people.
Sobeys is now available on DoorDash.
HOUSTON (AP) — Nelly Korda is back to No. 1 in the world and looks every bit the part.
Korda was so untouchable at The Chevron Championship that no one got closer than four shots of her the entire weekend. She played her last 29 holes at Memorial Park in even par and still won by five, the largest margin at this major in 18 years.
And it was one of the toughest times she ever had.
“It's not easy going in with that big of a lead,” said Korda, “I think that was the challenging point with like, where do I still play like Nelly and where do I play a little defensive?”
That's why where was much relief as joy when she holed a 7-foot par putt to close with a 2-under 70 to capture her third major championship and return to No. 1 in the women's world ranking for the first time since August.
She celebrated in the best manner possible — a cannon ball into the 4 1/2-foot pool built to the right of the 18th green to keep with the tradition at this major that dates to 1988 when the winner jumped into Poppie’s Pond at Mission Hills in the California desert.
“Feet first,” she said with a smile, dressed in the winner's white robe. “I knew it was 4 feet, so I was expecting to hit the ground very fast.”
No one else expected anything else.
Staked to a five-shot lead at the start, Korda was efficient as ever with two early birdies, and two more on the back nine that put the final touches on this masterpiece.
Playing it safe left her a couple of par putts in the 6-foot range, the ones that had given her fits in the third round. She made one on the 11th. She left the next one short, and her lead was down to four shots.
Time for Nelly golf.
Her caddie told her she should play well short of the pin on the heavily contoured green at the 13th. Korda had other ideas.
“I actually just sent it at the pin and I had a tap-in birdie,” she said.
Korda followed by hammering a 3-wood to just short of the green for a simple up-and-down for birdie. And then it was back to playing it safe — so conservative that instead of hitting a mid-iron onto the par-5 16th over water, she opted to lay up with a gap wedge and then hit lob wedge to 25 feet for a two-putt par.
The victory was her 17th on the LPGA and 21st worldwide. Not since Meg Mallon in 2000 had an American reached three majors in her career, and the 27-year-old Korda is just getting started.
She doesn't care for comparisons with her 2024 season when she won seven times, including that record-tying streak of five in a row that was capped off at The Chevron.
But it's the start to a season that will get everyone's attention. She has played in the final group in all five of her tournaments, winning twice and being runner-up the other three times. And then she won a major by leading the final 57 holes of the tournament.
Korda joined Juli Inkster (1989) and Amy Alcott (1991), both at Nabisco Dinah Shore, as the only players in the last 50 years to win LPGA majors when leading by multiple shots after each round.
About the only drama in the final hour — all weekend, really — was whether Korda could break Dottie Pepper's 72-hole scoring record that has stood since 1999. Korda was playing it safe with a big lead, hitting to the fat of the green and settling for pars, along with another three-putt bogey.
She finished at 18-under 270, one short of Pepper's record at Mission Hills.
Korda made a 25-foot birdie putt on the 12th hole Friday, and didn't make another putt over 10 feet the rest of the week. That included a trio of 4-foot misses that kept it from being a blowout, and it stayed in her heard.
But that was part of Korda's new outlook. Don't worry about mistakes, knowing she could make up for them, and she did.
‘What I was telling myself was I really want to hoist this trophy because I want to show the kids at home that it’s OK to miss short putts and still win a major championship," she said with a laugh. "You’re going to make mistakes. You have to mentally still be in it 100%, and that’s really what I wanted show.
“I wanted to show it to myself and I wanted to show it everyone looking up to me.”
Ruoning Yin (69) and Patty Tavatanakit (70) tied for second. They were the only ones who could even think about having a chance on Sunday.
Tavatanakit walked in a 25-foot birdie on the sixth hole to get within four shots, only to make bogey with a wedge on the par-5 eighth. Yin went 56 consecutive holes without a bogey until making one on the 17th.
Korda won $1.35 million for a victory that puts her back as the best in women's golf without any debate. And now it's off to the Gulf Coast of Mexico for the next LPGA event, taking Monday to celebrate and getting back to work on Tuesday.
She loves competition. In this case, she was competing mainly against her herself. It was a big win in many ways because she had self-doubts when she missed those short putts Saturday. Korda told her caddie she did not want those thoughts to creep in during the final round.
"I want to go out and play golf. Whatever happens — if I jump into that pond, if I have the trophy in my hands at the end of the day — then great. I gave it 100%. If I don’t, then I have next week. I have the week after.
“That's going to be my mindset for the rest of the year.”
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Nelly Korda celebrates after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Nelly Korda jumps in the water with her caddie after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Nelly Korda celebrates after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Nelly Korda holds the trophy after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Nelly Korda celebrates by jumping in the water after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Nelly Korda reacts after missing a putt on the third hole during the final round of the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Nelly Korda hits her tee shot on the third hole during the final round of the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Nelly Korda hits from the fairway on the eighth hole during the final round of the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
