Loblaw boycott: Small grocers, co-ops seeing boost in customers
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- Опубліковано 4 тра 2024
- 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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Keep the boycott going!
Keep it going!!! Don’t relent!!
I spent 450 at superstore today 💪
@@SenorBeavis-qn3gy they are under Loblaws too lol
@@momofighter3211 I know they are why I shopped at the store for food. Still cheaper than anywhere else
@@SenorBeavis-qn3gy True
And the same should go for Metro
Funny Jagmeet screaming about grocery chains and his brother lobbying for Metro
Metro is more expensive.
@@Tjd1982 I find it the other way around....at least in Ottawa and Toronto proper
@@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.
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.
Canadians making me proud.
We are stronger together!
Not really...
Agreed!!👍
You mean India? Cause that's what Canada is now
The problem is not the store, the root is the government that makes Canada less competitive.
@@C.J.T49 racist
Boycott Rogers too!
Freedom mobile ftw
And Bell 🛎️
Overpriced grocery store and I always know to stay away
Damn right 😤
Its the rich Shareholders. If you have a pension its your fault.
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...
No coming back from ??
@@susancourse4607 Meaning I hope people will continue the boycott and Loblaw's will lose their customers long term!
Yes
Done. The prices are ridiculous ! Profits over People is a losing game !
not when your getting rich!
Prices wouldn’t have had to go up if there wasn’t a cost of living crisis caused by JT
Meanwhile you will go to sobeys and pay 40% more than no frills. Delusional.
I hope your saying the same for local small grocery store and Goodness Me
I hope your saying the same for local small grocery store and Goodness Me
When large grocery stores charge the same or more than specialty stores somethings wrong
They use algorithms to hide price fixing.
I stopped shopping at Loblaws stores when I found out that other stores were much cheaper. Loblaws prices are out of control.
Like what stores?
Loblaws, Maxi, Metro, Super C, IGA !! all similar !!!!!!
They're literally all the same.
Boycott!
We need more options to shop
The only thing that will be cheaper for you is to grow enough food for yourself. Or lose some of your fat.
somebody please provide lists of alternative shopping venues
Giant tiger
Record prices, record profits minimum wage Welcome to the new gilded age
Welcome to New Canada.
Record costs.
@@shauncameron8390 Record profits & dividends
"New?" It's been like this since the 2000s....
Record-level profits which do not comport with inflation pressures due to rising costs.
I will never shop at Loblaws or their subsidiaries again.
- Superstore
- Real Canadian Superstore
- Real Canadian Wholesale Club
- Shoppers Drug Mart
- T&T Supermarket
- Freshmart
- No Frills
- Valu-mart
But you will the others because they are different?
@@momofighter3211 Loblaws is the cheapest & price match where I live. Grow your own food if you don't like the sale prices. Bye
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.
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!
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
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.
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. 💪
Plus loblaws produce is already spoiled before even taking it home
Despicable
The smaller momandpop shops are actually affordable now. Better quality and better atmosphere too.
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!
I shopped local first time in a year. Ill do it again tomorrow
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
They are getting into ‘big bank’ territory. That is absolutely unacceptable
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.
@@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?
@@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.
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
they're a publicly traded company why would they not go for profits? seems like u don't know basic econ101 cmon now
Should not be publicly traded
Food is essential not a commodity
@@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.
This is how it should be!
Good job people.
Keep boycott Loblaw going on, don't shop at Loblaw and Shoppers Drug Mart
support lokcal market ,,, Farmers market 👍
@robertcross7571 asking people why they boycott loblaws ,,,???
people have right to buy or choose where they want ,,,🤣
@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 ,,,😂🤣
@robertcross7571 why you not asking to people who boycott loblaws,,,???
Keep it going for the small stores❤
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.
I buy wherever it's cheaper.
As you should. Also, buy sales, in season & live within your means.
We need Aldis in Canada!!!
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!!
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.
@@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.
@@AellaMaude-oy9qn The issue is that retail prices have been climbing faster than wholesale prices.
Let the tides turn!
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!
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!
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.
Good time to boycott them then.
@@Steve-mz7np Yeah create higher demand...brilliant.
@@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).
ill shop where its cheap I don't care where its from
Good for you!
Boycott all Weston products!!!
‘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 $5-10 going out of ones way,, silly.
Get a costco membership you will forget loblaws
🤣
who pays for the privilege of shopping and spending money in their store. what scam.
@@joeschlepp lol. Just the price of costco gas pays my card. I have an executive membership and my purchases pay for my card WITH PROFIT. I actually make 45$ a year in profit shopping there (executive membership gives 2% cash back)…
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.
@@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.
T&T Supermarket was still packed this weekend ... not enough people are boycotting.
Is this happening in Montreal?? Let’s go!
I am curious if the alternatives are any cheaper and if they are willing to cut prices to keep the boycotters.
I went to get miracle whip at superstore in April and it was $8. I left and went to walmart, it was $4. If you think groceries are cheaper at Loblaw stores, you're just being obtuse at this point.
You’ll never see me go to anywhere that I can’t get it on sale. It’s the people that just buy what ever they want that’s driving up prices oh that and the wages. When I worked at a grocery store we got paid 6.35 an hour and bread was a 1.00
Awesome lottle fruit stand beside lougheed mall. Burnaby bc good prices. 2 boxes of strawnerries 5$ Joe's farm market, same parking lot as mall but seperate, near the linrary entrance.
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.
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.
I thought it was Loblaws, Sobeys, and Metro? Which only leaves Circle K in my area. 😂
All this boycotting does is to screw the employees-if the store isn’t busy, their hours will be decreased
I've found some really good independently owned stores near me. I'm not planning on going back to Loblaws after May's over.
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.
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?
MAJOR PROTEST HAPPENING IN VANCOUVER HAPPENING TODAY OVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING!! CANADIANS ARE WAKING UP!! ❤❤❤🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦👍👍👍
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.
Wait, they can't afford to shop at Loblaw so they drive to a different province?
A very good initiative
I think wherever leaders fail, public should step in
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.
I stopped shopping at loblaws years ago for that reason. This is not a new thing. They’ve always been overpriced
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.
Simple fix. . Axe the Carbon Tax
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.
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
@@themangastand8475Then start your own co-op and volunteer your time
You really don't understand the root cause of food prices, do you?
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).
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.
Even for one time I never shopped from loblaws metro independent and Sobeys
I forgot about this. I went shopping at Superstore the other day. Oops
Keep home shelves bare, buy on a daily basis for that day, let them keep it stocked
Who in their right mind would call their store "Loblaws"?
Coop has the highest margins among grocery banners. They are no better.
Stared my boycott about a year ago.
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.
How long can the boycott participants keep this up? The longer it goes the more financially painful it would be to Loblaws.
😂😂😂😂 and corporate Loblaws is worried?????
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.
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 .
LOL. It is a big nothing burger!
@@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.
The larger grocery chains have high prices, but also blame the CARBON Tax. AXE the TAX!!
Stop shopping at American Walmart and Costco as well
But the cheaper placeto buy is Super Store
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.
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.
What the hell!!! I work at No Frills...keep shopping there...I need the job.
People should be forced to shop there...small businesses are supposed to suffer.
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...
So glad all the Karens found something that’s working for them.
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.
The grocery stores are not a charity. They need to make profits to employ people etc.
Im for supporting the mom and pop shops and smaller stores anyday
15 minute cities (FMC / 15mC), coming to your neighbourhood soon! I really prefer the lower traffic at our local Loblaws. Thank you all!
Great news.🥰🥰🥰🥰
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.
@Tarot.of.Cups69 Your knowledge of grocery stores is astounding.
Might as well boycott taxes as well. Carbon tax is partly to blame for the high prices
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.
Keep it going! Loblaws 13 billion in profits last quarter
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.
Should blame Federal Government for not implementing Policy for all these big box operations to increase price and shrink portion JustinShrinkflation !!!
What did loblaws do to it's employees to deserve a boycott?
Same should be done with no frills. Their prices are disgusting. Costs way too much for no name stuff in there.
the solution, ASIAN grocery stores. NOT TNT as it is owned by Loblaws now!
At some point enough is enough. I believe we've reached that breaking point.
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!
So go to a more expensive place. THIS MAKES NO SENSE
Instead of asking Chow to sell TikTok, ask Galen to sell all his banner stores
Ohhh but Loblaws says the boycott won't affect them???😂
Definitely boycott this big chain. One of the worst things is the employees don’t know anything and half of them can’t even speak English.😢
Employees also dont know how to read! Lol!
Ever wonder why they put the number system in subway..... like why right? wellllll its to help the language barrier
@greggreg2263 Guess the "all knowing" you should go show them how it's done then & mansplain it to them in proper English.
@@AellaMaude settle the hell down!!!!
Your comment is racist and divisive.
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!
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.
@@Thatguy56117 That's true. But the taxes obviously make prices higher for us.
@@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.
@@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.
@@51ABthey do little.
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
Not going back to big chains
This boycott does not make sense. Loblaws owns other businesses such as Shoppers Drug Mart, etc. How can anyone compare the total revenue of all business areas to grocery only businesses? And, I find Loblaws and Superstore food cheaper than most other grocers. Not to mention that the prices are often reflected by the costs of goods. Everything goes up, especially when fuel costs and min wage is increased. Let’s also consider what increases we are facing due to increased carbon taxes.
People need to eat and they are still going to shop where they can get the best value with what they can afford.
And No Frills
Agree, Super Store, No Frills T&T for asian food(also owned by Loblaws) have lower prices.
If you want to see what high prices really looks like, just go to Safeway 😂
It’s not about PPs carbon tax agenda,it’s about corporate greed, something Conservatives aren’t going to help with, 13 Billion first quarter profit while people struggle is not ethical LOBLAWS!
@@Steve-mz7np The carbon tax that the grocers have to pay will be added to all food prices. Shareholders Arne not going to take the cut. Most shareholders these days are pension funds and group investments. No matter how you look at it the increased costs and taxes all come down to the average consumer.
@@brasilgirl2848 bottom line, 13 Billion profit 1st quarter, disgusting.
Why are they being boycotted
they need to boycott other chains too not just loblaw