The North West Company Inc. Second Quarter Results and Conference Call

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwired - Aug 26, 2013) - The North West Company Inc. (NWC.TO) ("North West") will host a conference call for its second quarter results on September 5, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). To access the call, please dial 416-340-2217 or 866-696- 5910 with a pass code of 1898170. The conference call will be archived and can be accessed by dialing 905-694-9451 or 800-408-3053 with a pass code of 8278270 on or before September 12, 2013.

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 226 stores under the trading names Northern, NorthMart, Giant Tiger, AC Value Center and Cost-U-Less and has annualized sales of approximately CDN$1.5 billion.