ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ θɹˈiː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, sˈoʊbiz ɐnˈaʊnst ðˌɐɾɪt hæd ˈɛntɚd ˌɪntʊ ɐn ɐɡɹˈiːmənt tə pˈɜːtʃɪs ˈɔːl ʌvðə kˈʌmpəniz ˈæsɛts ænd ɐ dˈiːl wʌz fˈaɪnəlˌaɪzd ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi θɹˈiː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ.
On December 3, 2003, Sobeys announced that it had entered into an agreement to purchase all of the company's assets and a deal was finalized on February 3, 2004.