WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX Symbol: NWC): The North West Company Inc. ("North West") will hold its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. (Central Time) (the "Meeting") by virtual‐only meeting via live audio webcast online at The webcast will be archived and available at .

North West is also hosting a conference call for its first quarter results on June 5, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. (Central Time). To access the call, please dial 1-800-952-5114 or 416-406-0743 with a pass code of 4938005#. The conference call will be archived and can be accessed on or before July 5, 2024, by dialing 1-800-408-3053 or 905-694-9451 with a pass code of 5582360#.

Corporate Profile

The North West Company Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading retailer of food and everyday products and services to rural communities and urban neighbourhoods in Canada, Alaska, the South Pacific and the Caribbean. North West operates 227 stores under the trading names Northern, NorthMart, Giant Tiger, Alaska Commercial Company, Cost-U-Less and RiteWay Food Markets and has annualized sales of approximately CAD$2.5 billion.

For further information, please contact: John D. King, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of The North West Company Inc. at (204) 934-1397 or by email at jking@northwest.ca.

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