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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Rentlar@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Including their brandname chains:

  • Atlantic Cash & Carry
  • Atlantic Superstore
  • Axep
  • Bloor Street Market
  • Dominion
  • Les Entrepôts Presto
  • Extra Foods
  • Fortinos
  • Freshmart
  • L'Intermarché
  • Loblaws / Loblaw GreatFood / Loblaws CityMarket
  • Lucky Dollar Foods
  • Maxi / Maxi & Cie
  • NG Cash & Carry
  • No Frills
  • Provigo
  • Real Canadian Superstore
  • Shop Easy Foods
  • Shoppers Drug Mart / Pharmaprix
  • SuperValu
  • T & T Supermarket
  • Valu-mart
  • Wholesale Club / Club Entrepôt
  • Your Independent Grocer / Independent CityMarket
  • Zehrs Markets

Yes there are other big oligopoly chains like metro, Sobeys/Safeway, Pattison, but I think it's best to start with one major chain to see how much coordinated action can affect them.

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[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Aren't all the chains and other corporations doing the same price fixing? Or did Loblaws do something extra shady?

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 16 points 6 months ago

This decade and a half long bread price fixing scheme was something that set Loblaws apart

Profits were up 9.8% over last year, and dividends to shareholders just announced to increase 15%.

Earlier this year they were going to lower the "near-spoiled" discount from 50% to 30% but cancelled that after backlash. So none of the increase in sales/profits seem to be going to anyone other than shareholders and the Weston family.

Also Galen Weston has been going on a PR tour past couple of years to say "nothing to see here" "we totally aren't gouging you on the necessities".

[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

I go to food basics and it's worse. I constantly find expired food in the fridges and shelves, items 2-3 weeks past. I went to buy fresh English muffins and found them frozen, when I asked they told me they freeze them and then thaw them out and shelf then when they're low, so they're charging me fresh food prices for frozen bread. They also never clean their produce shelves. There are stains on the shelves I've been looking at for 2 years.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago

Absolutely I'm not saying any chain is particularly good (my local save on foods has unionized workers, good bread but stupid prices for things other than grocery staples). Consumers need to force the oligopoly to compete with each other. A co-ordinated monthly rotating boycott would be an excellent way to do that.

[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Every worker in Canada should have a union and it's a disgrace to this country that they don't.

I'm a union worker so I refuse to use the self checkouts. When an employee points me to one I shake my head and refuse. I want to be checked out by a human who is treated well and is paid a fair wage, not by a machine that's just there so a corporation can cut out a worker.

[-] quafeinum@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

They are all the same. But that Weston guy is extra unlikeable and visible.

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