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8mo ago

'Deeply unhappy' grocery shoppers plan to boycott Loblaw-owned stores in May

www.ctvnews.ca 'Deeply unhappy' grocery shoppers plan to boycott Loblaw-owned stores in May

A boycott targeting Loblaw is gaining momentum online, with what could be thousands of shoppers taking their money elsewhere in May.

'Deeply unhappy' grocery shoppers plan to boycott Loblaw-owned stores in May

A boycott targeting Loblaw is gaining momentum online, with what could be thousands of shoppers taking their money elsewhere in May.

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Easy solution, regulate, and break up loblaws to is original brands.
- I still don’t understand how it’s legal to just buy your competition. Like every merger should just be illegal if the two companies are in the same industry.
  
  Because our competition bureau has no teeth.
- :lazer-eyes: or bring them under public ownership

I am glad to see this. Consumers need MORE of this kind of thing. Punish these businesses that are punishing us.
Maybe a true consumers union someday?

I preferred the first annual steal from Loblaw flyer, but this is also good.
- National Roblaws Day 🎉

Bob's probably gonna write about this on his law blog
- He recorded this misstep his law blog’s flaw log.
  They deserve the notoriety.

I know I'm actively moving from No Frills to Calgary Coop. More expensive but so far way better quality foods and no more dollars going to Loblaws.
- And, if they do end up with excess profits, they pay it back to Co-op members.

What stores should we be using as an alternative to loblaws? They own almost everything in my area
- There's an App for that:
  https://www.altgrocery.ca/
  I have not used it myself, YMMV.
  
  Thanks. Added my local independent grocer.

I'll believe it when I see it. Despite there being plenty of options in my area, the parking lots of Loblaw's stores are still overflowing with cars. I was driving around the city yesterday taking care of some errands and I drove past several stores and they were absolutely packed. One even had a lineup of cars to enter the parking lot that was overflowing out onto the road.
- I'm joining in. You should too.
  
  Way ahead of you. I haven't shopped at a Loblaw's location in years.
- It is not May yet, the boycott has not started.
- wouldn't it be a more effective protest to drive there, park, spend 3 hours browsing the aisles, before finally buying a single pint of milk
  
  Not really. The herd mentality means some people will see a crowd and follow. But since they don't know what's going on, they'll just become an extra customer.
- I've worked at one. A lot of people that work there don't have a lot of options, and the shoppers are largely idiots.

Only May? They're barely going to notice it.

I'm betting they instead continue to make record profits all through May.
- The only time boycotts work is when they're paired up with divestment and sanctions.

What are the names of the stores? can't avoid them if people don't know the names
- Atlantic Superstore
  Dominion Stores
  Extra Foods
  Fortinos
  Freshmart
  Maxi
  No Frills
  No Name
  President's Choice
  President's Choice Financial
  Provigo
  Real Canadian Liquorstore
  Real Canadian Superstore
  Shoppers Drug Mart / Pharmaprix
  SuperValu
  T & T Supermarket
  Valu-mart
  Your Independent Grocer
  Zehrs Markets
  source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loblaw_Companies

This reminds me of all the Facebook led fuel protests ala 2007. None of those were successful btw, fuels still expensive as shit.

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