Loblaw boycott: Small grocers, co-ops seeing boost in customers

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With the Loblaw boycott underway in protest of rising grocery prices, some Canadians are looking for alternatives to shop.
Small grocers and co-op stores are among those people are turning to, either due to lower costs because of their business model or the closer connection between the store and the suppliers, meaning customers know exactly where the food is coming from.
As Sean Previl explains, the stores say they're seeing a "lot of anger" against the "big box" stores like Loblaw, but it's leading to them getting a boost and new customers to welcome.
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@MrBobbyBrown2006 24 дня назад

Keep the boycott going!

@eurekacomment5719 24 дня назад

Keep it going!!! Don’t relent!!

@SenorBeavis-qn3gy 24 дня назад

I spent 450 at superstore today 💪

@momofighter3211 24 дня назад

@@SenorBeavis-qn3gy they are under Loblaws too lol

@SenorBeavis-qn3gy 24 дня назад

@@momofighter3211 I know they are why I shopped at the store for food. Still cheaper than anywhere else

@momofighter3211 23 дня назад

@@SenorBeavis-qn3gy True

@tothelighthouse9843 24 дня назад

Canadians making me proud. We are stronger together!

@user-ns9hp3pu4c 24 дня назад

Not really...

@Spritel4 24 дня назад

Agreed!!👍

@C.J.T49 24 дня назад

You mean India? Cause that's what Canada is now

@cuybueno 24 дня назад

The problem is not the store, the root is the government that makes Canada less competitive.

@tothelighthouse9843 24 дня назад

@@C.J.T49 racist

@yaroslavkasyanenko8104 24 дня назад

And the same should go for Metro

@todddonly2787 24 дня назад

Funny Jagmeet screaming about grocery chains and his brother lobbying for Metro

@Tjd1982 24 дня назад

Metro is more expensive.

@288theabe 24 дня назад

@@Tjd1982 I find it the other way around....at least in Ottawa and Toronto proper

@Tjd1982 24 дня назад

@@288theabe Depends what it it. Bread, butter, and eggs I always buy on the SDM 2 day weekend sale. Meat is pricier at Metro, but Food Basics has great veg and produce deals. Milk, I get my parents to buy on seniors day (it just went up 20 cents at all the major chains). I also live in Ottawa.

@Casey-qm1nd 23 дня назад

You never hear about metro because metro has the liberal and ndp politicians in their pocket. This Loblaws boycott is all politically motivated to shift blame from politicians. They want you to think that the inflation and affordability crisis is caused by businesses and not them.

@janicegermain5522 24 дня назад

This makes me happy... I hope that by the end of the month, people realize they have better options for food and stick with the boycott. There is something so satisfying about watching Loblaws feel the wrath of their own greed. People are fed up with Loblaw's (and Galen Weston's) pathetic excuses. Hopefully, there is no coming back from this for Loblaw's...

@susancourse4607 22 дня назад

No coming back from ??

@janicegermain5522 21 день назад

@@susancourse4607 Meaning I hope people will continue the boycott and Loblaw's will lose their customers long term!

@Csrracing2960 17 дней назад

Yes

@poe- 24 дня назад

Overpriced grocery store and I always know to stay away

@matthewcox1093 24 дня назад

Damn right 😤

@momofighter3211 23 дня назад

Its the rich Shareholders. If you have a pension its your fault.

@angelinashen7813 24 дня назад

Boycott Rogers too!

@dallasgrful 24 дня назад

Freedom mobile ftw

@8randomprettysecret8 18 дней назад

And Bell 🛎️

@marceld9898 24 дня назад

When large grocery stores charge the same or more than specialty stores somethings wrong

@rps1689 23 дня назад

They use algorithms to hide price fixing.

@Butterfly-zs2pc 24 дня назад

Done. The prices are ridiculous ! Profits over People is a losing game !

@ThinkPolisComing4Me 24 дня назад

not when your getting rich!

@YardPrep00 24 дня назад

Prices wouldn’t have had to go up if there wasn’t a cost of living crisis caused by JT

@ChineseRatfaceCHANG 24 дня назад

Meanwhile you will go to sobeys and pay 40% more than no frills. Delusional.

@garetthewitt9976 23 дня назад

I hope your saying the same for local small grocery store and Goodness Me

@garetthewitt9976 23 дня назад

I hope your saying the same for local small grocery store and Goodness Me

@thuydoan7496 24 дня назад

I stopped shopping at Loblaws stores when I found out that other stores were much cheaper. Loblaws prices are out of control.

@dorianf1456 24 дня назад

Like what stores?

@YesItsReallyKeith 24 дня назад

Loblaws, Maxi, Metro, Super C, IGA !! all similar !!!!!!

@holdtheline4169 23 дня назад

They're literally all the same.

@c-scoop9951 24 дня назад

Boycott!

@8randomprettysecret8 24 дня назад

We need more options to shop

@AellaMaude-oy9qn 18 дней назад

The only thing that will be cheaper for you is to grow enough food for yourself. Or lose some of your fat.

@bycrescentmoon8001 24 дня назад

somebody please provide lists of alternative shopping venues

@bethgibson9804 17 дней назад

Giant tiger

@TofuBoi_ 23 дня назад

Having a organized boycott can help speed things up but we can still do it on our own. I've been boycotting Sobeys (they are even worse than Loblaw) by myself for a year now and did most of my grocery shopping at local meat and veggie markets as well as dollar store. Now I'm so used to it, adding Loblaw to my boycott list doesn't affect me at all, plus I've also saved up so much by shop locally (they are typically 20%-50% cheaper than those greedy grocery chains). We could all do it, it's not hard. At first it may sound like a big change, but once you make the change and make it your everyday life, you can continue it months after months without feeling any inconvenience. 👍 Also trust me, if we really want to make this boycott work, we need much more than one month. 💪

@rainorshine7816 21 день назад

Plus loblaws produce is already spoiled before even taking it home Despicable

@user-xd7ui1wf8h 24 дня назад

I will never shop at Loblaws or their subsidiaries again.

@momofighter3211 23 дня назад

- Superstore - Real Canadian Superstore - Real Canadian Wholesale Club - Shoppers Drug Mart - T&T Supermarket - Freshmart - No Frills - Valu-mart

@ZenCorvus 22 дня назад

But you will the others because they are different?

@AellaMaude-oy9qn 18 дней назад

@@momofighter3211 Loblaws is the cheapest & price match where I live. Grow your own food if you don't like the sale prices. Bye

@lunarwuffy5299 24 дня назад

The problem isn't just with a single company though. You see the same thing over and over with large corporations. The CEO and top staff don't care about anything but making as big of a profit as they can and they're constantly pushing the envelope to see what they can get away with. All so they can show shareholders what a great job they're doing and so they can justify getting paid 5 - 10 times what their lowest earning worker gets paid.

@MyHandelsMessiah 24 дня назад

5 - 10 times the lowest paid worker? NO! Try *_250-350 TIMES_* That's how much the avg ceo makes vs their lowest paid employee!

@FarBeyondDriven2 23 дня назад

So true, that's just one company of many who do the same thing. Kind of amazing that we the people have the power to decide if they make it or not. Just need most of us to come together

@critterclutter2504 24 дня назад

Record prices, record profits minimum wage Welcome to the new gilded age

@jody-ne7xs 24 дня назад

Welcome to New Canada.

@shauncameron8390 24 дня назад

Record costs.

@critterclutter2504 24 дня назад

@@shauncameron8390 Record profits & dividends

@288theabe 24 дня назад

"New?" It's been like this since the 2000s....

@rps1689 23 дня назад

Record-level profits which do not comport with inflation pressures due to rising costs.

@user-gm2ih8ro8e 23 дня назад

Loblaw, walmart, no frills, shoppers, metro, longos and all the big chains are the problem in groceries prices going thru the roof while they are making record profits. Lets support the independent grocers instead greedy owners of big chain grocers living in million plus yatchs and mansions.

@darylolson4985 24 дня назад

Loblaw made around $459 million in the first quarter this year! They could easily drop prices 25 percent and still make mad profits! It’s all greed

@jasonm8017 23 дня назад

They are getting into ‘big bank’ territory. That is absolutely unacceptable

@luxciousupholstery 21 день назад

Then they should be making more profit.... for a market cap of 48 billion, they are only making 2 billion a year? This is not a private company that one single family owns.

@darylolson4985 21 день назад

@@luxciousupholstery tell that to the people who can barely afford to eat! 4 years ago my family paid $1000 a month on groceries! Within just 4 years it’s almost doubled! For the same amount of food I now spend $1800 a month on groceries! You mean to tell me I should be paying more?

@luxciousupholstery 20 дней назад

@@darylolson4985 Loblaws revenue 2020 = $52 billion 2024 TTM = $60 billion I mean you are blaming the wrong group. If they are making such big and easy $, why aren't smaller shops stepping up.

@288theabe 24 дня назад

GOOD! Even before the pandemic, I've been stressing the need to take our dollars to the smaller businesses as an alternative....mostly because of the oligopolies in Canada. There's always an alternative option! Support local!

@mcleishfamily 24 дня назад

The smaller momandpop shops are actually affordable now. Better quality and better atmosphere too.

@suzyq3746 24 дня назад

Good they have been gouging for years. When items are 2 to 5 bucks more than other places and Loblaws has the market cornered then its long past due that we all speak up. Its GREED

@dwights1024 23 дня назад

they're a publicly traded company why would they not go for profits? seems like u don't know basic econ101 cmon now

@rainorshine7816 21 день назад

Should not be publicly traded Food is essential not a commodity

@AellaMaude-oy9qn 18 дней назад

@@rainorshine7816 Tell that to the farmer & transport drivers that are trying to make a living. Nothing is free is life so suck it up buttercup & make better decisions with where you spend your food money. Oh yes, why don't you try planting a garden & growing some or better yet, all of your own food & food for your neighbours too. Have fun with that.

@Jessie-J 24 дня назад

I shopped local first time in a year. Ill do it again tomorrow

@rst3264 23 дня назад

Keep boycott Loblaw going on, don't shop at Loblaw and Shoppers Drug Mart

@Cupcakeskitchen 24 дня назад

Good job people.

@v.tantov.14v 24 дня назад

support lokcal market ,,, Farmers market 👍

@v.tantov.14v 24 дня назад

@robertcross7571 asking people why they boycott loblaws ,,,??? people have right to buy or choose where they want ,,,🤣

@v.tantov.14v 24 дня назад

@robertcross7571 lol 🤣 you can not force people to buy if they don't want,,, if you have grocery shop n people don't want shopping in your grocery ,,,so what you gonna do ??? are you blame them ,,,😂🤣

@v.tantov.14v 24 дня назад

@robertcross7571 why you not asking to people who boycott loblaws,,,???

@henryblack9553 24 дня назад

This is how it should be!

@sasquatchyyc 24 дня назад

22.99 at Safeway for a 750 litre of evoo when I used to pay 8.99 at Safeway here in Calgary. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! It’s everywhere that’s gouging! And as for Coop here in Calgary, they are only for the elite to shop at. A buck more on everthing everyone elsewhere is already gouging on!! Absolutely ridiculous!!

@nancyneyedly4587 24 дня назад

I agree prices are bad now, but olive oil isn't the best example. There has been a global shortage due to unfavourable weather through all regions this past year.

@AellaMaude-oy9qn 18 дней назад

@@nancyneyedly4587 And there has been no shortage, (global or otherwise) of other foods like oranges, (frost), chicken, (avian influenza), pork, (swine flu), beef, (drought so no grazing & difficulty getting hay), flour, (drought so crops don't grow). Lots of foods that are grown local are impacted by environmental factors. Olive oil & oranges aren't even grown in Canada so they are shipped, (if you can't figure that out), & would cost more anyways. Always some city slicker, (who knows shyte & couldn't grow 2 carrots & a sweet pea), from ON trying to tell farmers, truck drivers & grocers how to do their jobs & what to charge. 🙄 Better get gardening Nancy.

@jamesphillips2285 17 дней назад

@@AellaMaude-oy9qn The issue is that retail prices have been climbing faster than wholesale prices.

@Raegoul 24 дня назад

So is the price different at COOP or private grocery stores? The COOP by me is super overpriced even before the boycot. Seems pointless to boycot one grocery store if the prices are the same and more expensive elsewhere.

@LuckyPenny-dw3uw 24 дня назад

Keep it going for the small stores❤

@govegan6112 24 дня назад

I buy wherever it's cheaper.

@AellaMaude 24 дня назад

As you should. Also, buy sales, in season & live within your means.

@eurekacomment5719 24 дня назад

We need Aldis in Canada!!!

@rebeccab7429 24 дня назад

Let the tides turn!

@violetbonnyai3318 24 дня назад

‘You’d drive hours for a deal??” Please, not with gas rates. You would still shop the same, not add more money or waste elsewhere. Even if a dollar cheaper, you’d loose $5-10 going out of ones way,, silly.

@karenlaverty9289 24 дня назад

people need to remember that they have power. Business' like lablaws can only operate if we, their customers, continue to support them. Somewhere along the line this has reversed to we are thankful to them for providing us with the opportunity to shop in their store. We, the consumer have power, use it!

@JaneJones-lg3bd 20 дней назад

When the only thing a corporation cares about is the almighty dollar, then deny them yours! There are usually always alternatives. When I watched the documentary about Walmart (The High Cost Of Low Prices).....what an eye opener that was! I recommend it for every consumer because it shows the REAL motive behind these giant corporations!

@kraftykel1815 24 дня назад

Boycott all Weston products!!!

@Msfili 24 дня назад

ill shop where its cheap I don't care where its from

@AellaMaude-oy9qn 18 дней назад

Good for you!

@rickvervoort9536 24 дня назад

Try doing this without making a "profit". Canada’s largest grocery retailer is spending more than $2 billion to expand its empire with plans to build more than 40 new stores and renovate hundreds of others. Loblaw Cos. Ltd. announced Tuesday the record investment plan, which includes the expansion and relocation of 10 stores and renovations at 700 locations across its banners.

@Steve-mz7np 24 дня назад

Good time to boycott them then.

@rickvervoort9536 24 дня назад

@@Steve-mz7np Yeah create higher demand...brilliant.

@TheAircool1 23 дня назад

@@rickvervoort9536Thats not how supply/demand works. Especially since pretty much all grocery stores will run a price above the optimal price given by a supply-demand curve (to avoid problems like shortages and variations in number of shoppers).

@AIMEE911 24 дня назад

Awesome lottle fruit stand beside lougheed mall. Burnaby bc good prices. 2 boxes of strawnerries 5$ Joe's farm market, same parking lot as mall but seperate, near the linrary entrance.

@germanjesus 20 дней назад

You’ll never see me go to anywhere that I can’t get it on sale. It’s the people that just buy what ever they want that’s driving up prices oh that and the wages. When I worked at a grocery store we got paid 6.35 an hour and bread was a 1.00

@haleyd2951 23 дня назад

I went to get miracle whip at superstore in April and it was $8. I left and went to walmart, it was $4. If you think groceries are cheaper at Loblaw stores, you're just being obtuse at this point.

@minimaxmiaandme.4971 16 дней назад

Bought groceries today...I have one brand of yoghurt that I like that costs $4.99, noticed they had a 2 for 1 sale on - price went up to $5.49 but if you bought 2 instead of 1 - the price was $4.99 - really dishonest and when the yoghurt is close to expiry (a couple of days) they drop the price to $3.50. Gouging, gouging, gouging.....I am at the point where I am going to only buy from farmer's market this summer.

@kathyhaley1376 7 дней назад

All this boycotting does is to screw the employees-if the store isn’t busy, their hours will be decreased

@semperfidelis2970 17 дней назад

It's not going to work, there are too many people with enough disposable income not to have to protest against this robber baron. I live in a small town of 25,000 and people here aren't even aware of which stores these crooks own, and certainly they aren't boycotting because the parking lots are just as full as ever before. Unless everybody gets together, both poor middle class and Rich, it's not going to work. They have gotten way too big.

@PancitSuperstar 24 дня назад

Interesting how smaller stores use to get crapped on for years to bow to corporate finally.....get some support that they were hungry for. Though, WHO'S FAULT WAS THAT ACTUALLY.....hmmm ' must have quality ' consumers? Who's fault was it really?

@mc04su 13 дней назад

What makes me laugh is that these stores were open during COVID and people were eating out less and supporting these stores more. This is greed not inflation. I never shop at PC/Loblaws stores unless it is something I cannot get anywhere else and that is very rare.

@reikasdad 24 дня назад

I am curious if the alternatives are any cheaper and if they are willing to cut prices to keep the boycotters.

@bycrescentmoon8001 24 дня назад

MAJOR PROTEST HAPPENING IN VANCOUVER HAPPENING TODAY OVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING!! CANADIANS ARE WAKING UP!! ❤❤❤🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦👍👍👍

@frank5d289 24 дня назад

The Feds policies were bad but the BC NDP are making things worse with rent controls and telling landlords what to do with their properties. Landlords are fleeing and housing will get scarce.

@marcl9788 24 дня назад

I stopped shopping at loblaws years ago for that reason. This is not a new thing. They’ve always been overpriced

@JayandSarah 23 дня назад

In the west they are not. RCSS and No Frills are the cheapest to shop at. Walmart is not an option their grocery selection is limited. We left Canada to live overseas. We now pay 1/3 of what we would have at home for most groceries.

@MrJohnthefarmer 23 дня назад

Corporate stores I understand but independent stores are privately owned and sometimes their pockets are not that deep. I saw an independently owned grocery store fold in Thunder Bay back in the eighties( due to a strike).

@RobbinBlanco 23 дня назад

Is this happening in Montreal?? Let’s go!

@chelseagirl278 20 дней назад

The larger grocery chains have high prices, but also blame the CARBON Tax. AXE the TAX!!

@Knowledge.to_Come 24 дня назад

Get a costco membership you will forget loblaws

@matthewcox1093 24 дня назад

🤣

@joeschlepp 24 дня назад

who pays for the privilege of shopping and spending money in their store. what scam.

@Knowledge.to_Come 24 дня назад

@@joeschlepp lol. Just the price of costco gas pays my card. I have an executive membership and my purchases pay for my card WITH PROFIT. I actually make 45$ a year in profit shopping there (executive membership gives 2% cash back)…

@51AB 24 дня назад

Ya right. That way billions of our dollars go to the USA. And Costco makes you spend even more. Why do I have to buy 2 gallons of pickles when I need one jar. Or 3 boxes of cereal taped together, etc.

@stacy-annmorgan6685 24 дня назад

@@51AB big families win here price better and worth for membership if u spend more than enough membership is covered. I spend a lot there and love what they offer.

@jayraweater 24 дня назад

Wait, they can't afford to shop at Loblaw so they drive to a different province?

@seanwebb605 23 дня назад

None of the alternatives being used in the short term for the boycott are capable of scaling up. I thin if we performed an audit we would probably find that many are paying higher prices for organic, fair trade, memberships, gas than if they had continued to shop at the major chains. Now if you enjoy a weekly trip to the farmers' market or want to join a coop that is perfectly fine. But let's not pretend that this is about price gouging until real numbers are presented to prove that the major chains have increased their margins significantly without providing value.

@user-wb4cl7wm7n 24 дня назад

So glad all the Karens found something that’s working for them.

@georgehiotis 24 дня назад

Who in their right mind would call their store "Loblaws"?

@TroyQwert 20 дней назад

Where am I supposed to shop? In my area there sre no small grocers. I have around 10 groceries in bike's reach belonging to big 3 and a few Yammy Market stores which are even worse.

@marcelosalame537 24 дня назад

I've seen the same product at Gateway for 97 cents and at Sobeys for 6 dollars.... The difference is abysmal. Dont even want to know how much it was costing at Superstore.

@frank5d289 24 дня назад

Simple fix. . Axe the Carbon Tax

@JohnnyCageRock 24 дня назад

My dude have you seen loblaws current profit margins? Axing the carbon tax would only increase their ludicrous profits, they wouldn't drop their prices.

@themangastand8475 24 дня назад

Why would the taxe drop make them drop their prices? As a business your always going to charge the maximum amount you can tp profit. The issue is food shouldn't be a for profit business

@frank5d289 24 дня назад

@@themangastand8475Then start your own co-op and volunteer your time

@lukerinderknecht2982 24 дня назад

You really don't understand the root cause of food prices, do you?

@WaytoGo723 24 дня назад

How long can the boycott participants keep this up? The longer it goes the more financially painful it would be to Loblaws.

@PancitSuperstar 24 дня назад

😂😂😂😂 and corporate Loblaws is worried?????

@tothelighthouse9843 24 дня назад

There are definitely lots of Canadians making this a permanent change. Loblaws knows the power of habit, & they know a month is long enough to break old shopping habits & start new ones.

@51AB 24 дня назад

And the more profits go to USA companies like Costco and Wal Mart. And Sobeys and the other giants. You're not saving money or making any difference at all .

@CanMexGuy 24 дня назад

LOL. It is a big nothing burger!

@tothelighthouse9843 24 дня назад

@@CanMexGuy Nothing burger, that's why the ceo of Loblaws asked to meet with the boycott spokesperson, lol. That's why the boycott is all over the media. That's why you're here. Nothing burger, sounds like a product Loblaws sells.

@coolspot18 23 дня назад

T&T Supermarket was still packed this weekend ... not enough people are boycotting.

@serenafisher8256 23 дня назад

I've found some really good independently owned stores near me. I'm not planning on going back to Loblaws after May's over.

@ZenCorvus 22 дня назад

Canadians don't know that chains are all owned by same three people. This is ridiculous and I hope they sue global but focusing on them.

@theamu3295 23 дня назад

Coop has the highest margins among grocery banners. They are no better.

@integra1ish 24 дня назад

Should blame Federal Government for not implementing Policy for all these big box operations to increase price and shrink portion JustinShrinkflation !!!

@user-kc9wg3mh6n 21 день назад

The grocery stores are not a charity. They need to make profits to employ people etc.

@Toadettefan87 22 дня назад

Same should be done with no frills. Their prices are disgusting. Costs way too much for no name stuff in there.

@asindh 11 дней назад

Keep home shelves bare, buy on a daily basis for that day, let them keep it stocked

@willemvanriet7160 23 дня назад

Tired of big companies and monopolies so go to as small a store as possible. Between my butcher, local veggie store and Costco I'm happy now...

@MrJohnthefarmer 23 дня назад

I thought it was Loblaws, Sobeys, and Metro? Which only leaves Circle K in my area. 😂

@dannypalmer8986 23 дня назад

Stop shopping at American Walmart and Costco as well

@Funclubone 24 дня назад

Even for one time I never shopped from loblaws metro independent and Sobeys

@Loveli91 23 дня назад

A very good initiative I think wherever leaders fail, public should step in

@tfe6705 21 день назад

Not to get into an argument or defend Loblaws, but Safeway & Coop & Farmers Markets are way more expensive. Shopping at Superstore has to be done smartly as there is a pattern to their sales and we always shop for “everything” even if we don’t need it and buy stuff only when it’s on sale. And we go 2-3 times a week. I know that’s not possible for everyone but works for us and saves us a lot. And yes, prices have gone up steeply on many things and many of our favourite items disappear which is frustrating. So, even though I wish there were more “true” co-ops and small grocer alternatives with prices that aren’t ridiculous, Superstore for the time still works for us even though we do get pissed off often.

@Brass_Tax 24 дня назад

So go to a more expensive place. THIS MAKES NO SENSE

@jeepstuff4004 23 дня назад

Might as well boycott taxes as well. Carbon tax is partly to blame for the high prices

@roykowalski4125 23 дня назад

No one forcing you to shop at Loblaws/ Superstore….the more you stay away, the quicker i get in an out and the lower prices will go. Thanks boycotters!

@gpfmiller1977 24 дня назад

15 minute cities (FMC / 15mC), coming to your neighbourhood soon! I really prefer the lower traffic at our local Loblaws. Thank you all!

@jasonm8017 23 дня назад

Stared my boycott about a year ago.

@scron2 15 дней назад

What did loblaws do to it's employees to deserve a boycott?

@jamesryan7684 24 дня назад

Yes, but there is no mention of the prices at the small stores. Are they 40% cheaper? Because that's the extra markup some boycott pundits are claiming Loblaws is charging. I'm not taking sides here, just looking for transparency. I have a feeling that everyone, including smaller shops are squeezing every penny they can out of consumers.

@SteveGranger-wc3mp 22 дня назад

Im for supporting the mom and pop shops and smaller stores anyday

@ye333 24 дня назад

What does boycotting even mean here? If instead of loblaws you buy the same stuff at a cheaper place, thats simply rational shopping which every adult should do all the time . If the stuff is not cheaper elsewhere, what does loblaws do wrong?

@AellaMaude 24 дня назад

@ye333 Most people can't figure what you said out though because they have bought into a line/narrative by politicians who haven't mentioned Farmers costs, transport costs, labour costs & so much more. Just like people can't figure out that they need to live within their means, have a budget, buy on sale, buy needs vs wants, buy only in season, get a job, etc. Also plant a garden & learn how much work it takes to grow your food. And they want to have something to complain about while sipping their expensive daily coffee admiring their fancy monthly fake nails & fluttering their fake eyelashes.

@tszwong1 24 дня назад

the solution, ASIAN grocery stores. NOT TNT as it is owned by Loblaws now!

@soyasuwabe7898 24 дня назад

Instead of asking Chow to sell TikTok, ask Galen to sell all his banner stores

@glennmcphee1040 24 дня назад

While I agree grocery prices are out of control, this is not a uniquely Loblaw issue. In fact I will argue that Sobeys and its other stores like Foodland are even more expensive to shop at and have always had higher prices than the Loblaws stores. Loblaw is just the mothership, so that’s who everyone is blaming.

@rps1689 23 дня назад

What we are seeing is pricing what the market can bear. Brings to mind Reagan was the first to legalized price gouging, and he did it across the entire economy then Canada followed suit. So as monopolistic outfits grew, marketing was the tool to "charge what the market will bear" instead of what things are worth. Reagan called it, "charging what the market will bear" when he legalized price gouging.

@bmeeseeks2881 23 дня назад

Loblaws is so expensive why do people shop here? Wal mart and GT much cheaper.

@Hoovie9596 21 день назад

I forgot about this. I went shopping at Superstore the other day. Oops

@chrisbarnes2823 19 дней назад

I hate using big grocery stores as you end up walking miles and for people with disabilities that’s a problem. The other thing is hardly any manned checkouts and when I mention it I’m told there are self checkouts which will not take cash which I prefer to use. I prefer to use smaller stores and markets now

@Tarot.of.Cups69 24 дня назад

Not much loblaws in bc but superstore and shoppers drug stores. But im protesting any groceries store that raises prices. Need equals greed. Time to fight back against the greedy rich.

@AellaMaude 24 дня назад

@Tarot.of.Cups69 Your knowledge of grocery stores is astounding.

@meowboy_455 22 дня назад

Ohhh but Loblaws says the boycott won't affect them???😂

@benzapata5645 24 дня назад

But the cheaper placeto buy is Super Store

@bigmike6461 23 дня назад

Great news.🥰🥰🥰🥰

@jamesmedlar8760 23 дня назад

Then you have Kraft who’s just changed the style and size of their salad dressing bottles, now their plastic salad dressing bottles hold 425ml instead of 475ml. that’s a 50ml difference?. I’m sorry but that feels really sketchy to me!, I guess they figure most people won’t notice….Lol. Least it’s still the same price “for now”, I always get the two for $6.00 deal, except now it’s not so much of a deal when there’s 100ml missing!. “Way to go Kraft”

@GJL30 23 дня назад

*Boicot all supermarkets! By only in markets, small stores*

@51AB 24 дня назад

Here in Sylvan Lake there is only No Friills Loblaws and Sobeys. Sobeys is way more expensive. Boycotting Superstore increases even more the Sobeys profits and costs us money we don't have. Vote Conservatives to get rid of the taxes!

@Thatguy56117 24 дня назад

Taxes have nothing to do with record breaking profits Loblaws report. That is 100% corporate greed. And just a PSA I’m a conservative and fully understand this concept.

@51AB 24 дня назад

@@Thatguy56117 That's true. But the taxes obviously make prices higher for us.

@Thatguy56117 24 дня назад

@@51AB taxes account for a small portion of the total cost of groceries. There are many independent options that are cheaper than what is offered at Loblaws and affiliates. Why? Because loblaws margins are a lot bigger than the so called “3%” they allude to. What we need is fair competition and dissolving large monopolies like Loblaws.

@Steve-mz7np 24 дня назад

@@51ABif you think conservatives are going to look after individuals needs over corporate needs then it’s a good thing the drama teacher legalized pot cause your going to need it.

@bigmike6461 23 дня назад

@@51ABthey do little.

@zman-ru3yf 24 дня назад

Keep it going! Loblaws 13 billion in profits last quarter

@alexlegard9233 24 дня назад

Why isn’t pickering included in the boycott? You’d never know that there was a boycott, it looks more like a free for all.

@juliaschneider8909 22 дня назад

Not only are their prices high they won't even bag your groceries just as bad as the LCBO union workers standing around making huge money and they won't bag your liquor or your food how sad is this country people have forgotten to be kind to one another and I can't wait till they privatize LCBO maybe restaurants should make all these grocery stores and LCBO employees take their dishes to the kitchen because they don't want to touch the plates after they've eaten from them