Andrea Eriksson

Proudly Serving: Safeway #8891, Edmonton, AB

Position: Store Manager

Core Value: Get It Done with Passion and Integrity

It only took Andrea nine months of working behind a desk in an office to realize it wasn’t the job for her. So she hightailed it back to the grocery business, where she started out as a courtesy clerk and 31 years later is a store manager. She hasn’t looked back since. “You don’t ever have one day that’s the same as the next day,” she says of her passion for the retail world. But it isn’t just her own well-being that Andrea cares about. The manager also puts in tireless volunteer hours as president of the Employees Association for Northern Alberta, organizing eight to 10 events annually, such as the Kid’s Christmas Party, the Employee Christmas Banquet and Night at the Zoo. She is also a Kronos and Labour Champion. “Regardless of the job that I’m given, I do 100 per cent – well, actually, 100 to 900 per cent,” she says. “I make sure everything is done to the best of my ability.”