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Should we identify cases of refilling at the grocery store?
We don’t mess around with reflation in France. In some supermarkets, posters point out foods that have become lighter on the sly. This practice will even become mandatory from the…
An orgy of plastic in grocery stores
We call on grocers and all of us who shop regularly to reduce the sale and purchase of products packaged in plastic. We are participating in an orgy of plastic…
“Reduflation” doesn’t just strike at the grocery store
The rising cost of living is not only seen in the price of vegetables, the number of chips in each bag or the recipe for so-called chocolate cookies. We also…
Code of conduct for grocery stores wouldn’t raise prices, says Empire boss
The big boss of Empire, the parent company of Sobeys, which operates the IGA brand in Quebec, argued that there is no evidence that a code of conduct for grocers…
[EN VIDÉO] Super C grocery store: investigation into a manager repeating the “n-word”
Management of the Super C chain has opened an investigation into an employee repeating the “n-word” in a viral video filmed this week inside a Longueuil grocery store. • Read…
In a Boucherville grocery store, patience pays off in French
” I learn French. Please speak slowly! » The small blue badge pinned on the uniform alone sums up the challenge of immigrant workers. Carried by employees in a Boucherville…
Grocery Basket | Reduflation, desqualiflation and Easter
To counter the price of cocoa, which has reached an all-time high, the chocolate industry has chosen to subtly reduce the format of products or reformulate the ingredients. This Easter,…
Major grocery chains invest in discount supermarkets
Canadian consumers are increasingly flocking to discount grocery stores like Maxi or Super C because of the ever-increasing cost of living. The biggest Canadian channels have noticed it. They do…
Ambulance delays: his father lies dying for 45 minutes on a grocery store floor
Our Bureau of Investigation compiled and analyzed the average delays between an urgent 9-1-1 call and the arrival of ambulances in the 112 municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants in…
Survey | Canadians place great importance on grocery discounts
(Halifax) Nearly two-thirds of Canadians say they have changed their main grocery store in the past year to get better deals. Posted at 4:14 p.m. A new survey conducted by…
Inflation: finally a little respite for Quebecers at the grocery store
Despite prices that will remain high, Quebecers will see a drop in their grocery bills, in particular thanks to savings on soup, bacon and shrimp, for the first time since…
The hidden side of 50% discounts at the grocery store
Loblaws decided last January to stop 50% sales on ugly fruits and vegetables and almost expired products. Faced with popular discontent, the food giant decided to reverse its decision. Obviously,…
Grocery store food products | Keep, throw away or donate?
On a cool but sunny February day in west Toronto, a temperature-controlled truck pulls up to the back of a Metro grocery store, where pallets of groceries about to reach…
Grocery Store Code of Conduct | Commons committee threatens Loblaw and Walmart with legislation if they don’t cooperate
(Ottawa) The Commons committee studying food prices is urging Loblaw and Walmart to adhere to the voluntary code of conduct for grocery stores, otherwise the measure could be enshrined in…
More expensive for less: grocery store scam
A grocer wrote to me to make me aware of an aberrant and continuing situation. I guess this owner of a small grocery store endures daily comments from consumers exasperated…
Johane Despins leaves The Grocery Store | The Press
Johane Despins turns the page on The grocery store. The host will leave the show on June 30, after 16 seasons at the helm. Posted at 3:42 p.m. Updated at…
Bureau investigates restrictive real estate covenants for grocery stores
(Ottawa) The Competition Bureau says it is investigating the use of restrictive real estate clauses in the Canadian food sector. Posted at 3:17 p.m. Rosa Saba The Canadian Press Deputy…
Grocery Basket | When bickering in industry costs us more
Consumers assume that price freezes are always to their advantage. Not sure. Every year, between 1er November and 1er February, grocers ask suppliers not to increase prices for very nebulous…
Watch out for the rise: the price freeze is over at the grocery store
Every year, the price freeze at the grocery store ends when the calendar flips to February. In the coming days, consumers should therefore expect to pay much more for their…
End of price freeze in grocery stores tomorrow
The price freeze period in large grocery stores will end on Thursday. Quebecers will have to expect an increase in the amount on their grocery bills, while certain products will…