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[โ€“] Hobbes_Dent 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

He said although shareholders "may be troubled by these often-repeated stories," they should be assured that Loblaw will continue to act with integrity.

We. Donโ€™t. Trust. You. ๐Ÿž ๐Ÿงˆ

[โ€“] Son_of_dad 6 points 5 months ago

To say "CONTINUE to act with integrity" means they still don't think they've done anything wrong, even with the bread price fixing

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

For some with limited choices, this would be a challenge. Living in a large metropolitan area, I am fortunate to have alternatives.

[โ€“] TSG_Asmodeus 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not to mention, the 'privilege' is given by whether or not you have a monopoly in the area. That's not decided by the person, but by whether or not our societal systems have bothered to prevent said monopoly.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

At the same time, attacking an organized effort to do that thing we're repeatedly told is our only option ("vote with your wallet") by pointing out that some people have no options isn't something done in good faith.

No one is expecting people with no ability to shop elsewhere to do so, nor to starve. It's a strawman argument.

[โ€“] TSG_Asmodeus 2 points 5 months ago

No one is expecting people with no ability to shop elsewhere to do so, nor to starve. Itโ€™s a strawman argument.

100% agree, if anything it proves the point -- they have a monopoly in many areas, and that should be illegal.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I don't "LIKE" Loblaws but the majority of items I purchase are notably cheaper there than Sobeys stores or Jim Pattison Group owned stores IE the majority of the alternatives.

I use Costco a lot and more and Walmart more and more for groceries these days...

Remember when everyone used to shout buy Canadian?

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

A difference in ability to take part in a social justice-driven boycott is a dumb use of the term/concept privileged, but not unexpected from mainstream media

Def from Oxford: having special rights, advantages, or immunities

  • [with infinitive] having the rare opportunity to do something that brings particular pleasure: I felt I had been privileged to compete in such a race.
[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

I believe CBC used the term to describe shoppers who are not forced to choose the lowest-priced outlets because they are in the wealthy class, ie: privileged.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

My options are: Fortinos, Nofrills, Sobeys or Walmart. So it's get gouged or support a human-rights-violator. FML

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Is there anywhere one can get more context in this? Seems to me like Superstore tends to be one of the more affordable options, so how do we reconcile that with them taking excessive profits? Are they doing enough volume compared to the competition that theyโ€™re that far ahead in economy of scale, have they been able to convince their staff to accept significantly lower compensation compared to the competition? Is this just peopleโ€™s dissatisfaction being pointed at the biggest player even though the whole market follows the same trend?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yes when the grocery price increases are higher than inflation's rate of increase. When profits of grocery chains are rising higher than rate of inflation in general, they are using inflation as an excuse to keep jacking up prices.