Loblaws is out of control
- www.quebecor.com Quebecor files complaint with Competition Bureau against partnership plans between Loblaw and Glentel
uébecor a déposé une plainte au Bureau de la concurrence pour dénoncer une entente entre Loblaw et les opérateurs sans fil Bell et Rogers, à travers leur entreprise conjointe Glentel, qui donnerait à ces dernières l’exclusivité des ventes réalisées dans les comptoirs La boutique mobile (The Mobile S...
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The Management Panic Begins
Galen Weston is worried that the boycott is working. Do not falter folks! Hold the line!
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Québecor says Loblaw deal with telecom is anti-competitive, calls on Ottawa to step in
Boycott: Loblaw, Rogers, Bell and Glentel.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/quebecor-anticompetitive-loblaw-1.7210381
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This Lemmy now has a matrix
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Iced tea is now a 20 pack instead of a 24 pack
I am outraged about this. Went to my local Maxi to pick up eggs (they were half price than others) and I saw this on top of something else. I get them from costco anyways, but this kind of shrinkflation is really annoying. Other soft drinks are probably going to get the same treatment
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What’s going on with sky-high food prices? - The Fifth Estate
Here is a chilling quote from the video: "In 1986 there were 8 large grocery chains across Canada. Each was owned by a different company. Today we are down to 5 and 3 of them loblaw, Empire and Metro control close to 60 % of the market."
- nowtoronto.com Loblaw boycott catches international media attention, price comparisons show Canadians spend more on groceries
News of the ongoing Loblaw boycott is making international headlines and raising questions over whether non-domestic competitors could open stores in Canada.
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I just switched my mail pickup location to the Canada Post office from Shoppers
I don’t mind if my commute is a little bit longer now, I would rather have Canada Post keep all the money than continue to finance the Galen boy.
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New lesson learned: If it's on sale, always check the sale expiry date, because I'm finding a lot of expired sales tags
I shop at No Frills, a discount chain in Ontario that's a part of the loblaws oligopoly. In the last 6 months, I've noticed more price tags on shelves that advertise sales prices that have expired. This means that after I glance at the tag in the aisles, I will expect to pay the reduced price. However, at the register, I will be charged the full price. If I fail to notice the discrepancy at the register, I will end up paying more than I expected to and more than was advertised. To the best of my knowledge, in this scenario, the company is not considered to be at fault for false advertising. If I say I was charged the wrong price, they can just say they forgot to take down the expired tag and I'm not entitled to the cheaper price or anything related to the formerly called Scanning Code of Practice.
I'm seeing these expired sales tags more and more. At best, loblaws can't be trusted to perform a basic duty; more nefariously, this may be an intentional scam. Word to the wise!
If there's only 1 date (in size 8 or 10 font) on a price tag advertising a sale, it's presumably the expiry date. Some tags may have both start and stop/expiry dates
- toronto.citynews.ca One month into Loblaws boycott what effect has it had on grocery store giant?
Profits at Loblaws likely won't have suffered because most of the people taking part in the boycott are not loyal customers, according to a marketing professor
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Demand Walmart Sign the Grocer Code of Conduct
https://www.change.org/p/demand-walmart-sign-the-grocer-code-of-conduct
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This score isn’t low enough for how much of a privacy nightmare the pc optimum app is
Not only is the food overpriced but your privacy is sold off as well to the shareholders
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Loblaws Is Out Of Control: Petition e-4974 is live
x-post from reddit:
To our community members,
We are excited to announce our e-petition has been supported by MP Matthew Green of Hamilton Centre. We are thankful for behind-the-scenes support from MP Adam Van Koverden and MP Bardish Chagger.
While we remain non-partisan in our work, despite what our biggest fan might say, we welcome all political backgrounds and affiliations. Our group represents many people, many stories, and with that comes many political ideas and approaches.
We are here together as one group. We simply want decreased grocery prices with increased food security for ALL Canadians, full stop.
Thank you for your continued support
- r/loblawsisoutofcontrol Mods
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Reminder: Redeem your optimum points (without paying out of pocket!)
An easy way to affect Loblaws' bottom line while saving on your own grocery expenses.
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Use up any PC points this month
Not only will I not spend money at Loblaws stores this month, I will also take $750 away from them by using my points.
Even better is a promotion starts tomorrow that if I spend $60 worth of points, they'll add $20 worth back onto my balance.
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Loblaws brands to boycott (May 1st)
Details from https://www.reddit.com/r/loblawsisoutofcontrol/comments/1bff9rm/boycott/?rdt=54646
For those looking to participate in the community boycott starting May 1st
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We are boycotting Loblaw and Loblaw owned stores for the entire month of May 2024 (obviously you can boycott past this point in time)
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We are asking for a reduction in prices by 15%
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We are asking Loblaw remove "member only pricing" where customers are forced to sign up for a PC optimum card in order to receive sale prices
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If shopping is taking place at Loblaw stores, we are focusing on purchasing loss leaders
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#825 Low Blow, Loblaws! (canadaland podcast ep oct 2022)
> Loblaws takes the heat over a tone-deaf price freeze. > > And the unprecedented, unjustified, and perhaps unnecessary federal government power grab that nobody cares about. > > Background reading: > > - Canadians must give thanks to our Loblaw overlords for their generous new marketing campaign > - Supermarkets are hiking prices faster than necessary — and profiting from inflation, Star investigation suggests > - Controversial political fixer re-emerges in Toronto election campaign > - Commons: Papa Pump and the Small Town Shakedown > - Use of Emergencies Act OK by me, whatever the hearings find > - Justin Trudeau accused Doug Ford of ‘hiding’ during convoy protest, documents show
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they fixed the price of bread
near the entrance of my local loblaws-type grocery store, someone wrote on a wall
> they fixed the price of bread
every time I go there it catches my eye. it is the context in which I do my shopping and when things costs too much i am reminded of the general thievery going on.