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W. Galen Weston

W. Galen Weston, who built Canadian retail empire, dies at 80

W. Galen Weston, who built Canadian retail empire, dies at 80

TORONTO – W. Galen Weston, former executive chairman of George Weston Ltd., the parent company of Loblaw Cos., Primar and Selfridges Group, has died at 80. Weston died “peacefully at home after a long illness faced with courage and dignity,” the Weston family said in a statement announcing the death, on April 12. “In our