Pierre St-LaurentEmpire is immediately winding down its Alberta e-commerce operations, including a customer fulfillment centre in the Calgary area and a smaller support facility in Edmonton. The Alberta facilities did not meet the company’s financial expectations, which Empire attributed to the region’s smaller-than-anticipated e-commerce market. The company said it will continue to support Western Canadian customers through third-party delivery partnerships. Expanding third-party deliveryThe company plans to broaden its e-commerce reach by partnering with DoorDash, with the rollout expected in the coming months. Empire said the collaboration will expand home delivery options for customers nationwide and complements existing third-party partnerships.