Empire Co Tight-Lipped as IT Problems Affect Pharmacies at Sobeys and Other Stores

Empire Co Tight-Lipped as IT Problems Affect Pharmacies at Sobeys and Other Stores
Reflected sign in window of the new downtown Ottawa Sobeys store, May 22, 2015. Pam McLennan/Epoch Times
The Canadian Press
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Empire Co. Ltd. remained tight-lipped Tuesday about computer system issues that are still impeding customers seeking prescriptions at some pharmacies it operates.

The Nova Scotia-based company issued a brief statement Monday confirming that an “IT systems issue” affecting certain pharmacies has caused “technical difficulties” in filling prescriptions.