Coleman Group of Companies Information

The Coleman Group includes 12 food, 4 furniture and 2 clothing retail operations throughout Newfoundland along with a wholesale food division. All operations are subsidiaries of Coleman Management Services Limited (CMS). CMS provides the executive, financial, human resources, information technology and property management services to the operating companies. The Food Division, operating under the banner, Colemans, is the largest, fully integrated independent wholesale/retail food operation in Atlantic Canada. Customers looking for furniture, appliance and bedding products are serviced by four retail operations operating under the Colemans BrandSource Home Furnishings banner. Two retail clothing stores operate under the banner Arthur James Clothing Company and provide customers with casual clothing, active wear, and selected sporting and outdoor equipment. The combined operations of the Coleman Group employ over 800 team members with steady growth patterns suggesting continued additions to that number. We have earned highly valued recognition as a successful competitor not only in the Atlantic Canada marketplace but in the wider national forum, having proudly received the prestigious distinction of being named Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies by an independent panel of experts for the last 6 consecutive years. Expertly led today by third generation Colemans who are now supported by fourth generation entrepreneurs, the Coleman Group continues to find inspiration in Arthur James’ and Maggie’s keen business instincts that were unwaveringly grounded in integrity and committed to excellence.