Is anyone else boycotting Loblaws? I don’t have many alternatives, but I’m doing my best to take my business elsewhere.

  • Otter@lemmy.caM
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    4 months ago

    Is there a good source to learn about this (scope, list of stores, etc)

    • Fogle@lemmy.ca
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      4 months ago

      Country wide. All Loblaws stores,

      Here’s the wiki list

      Loblaws

      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

  • guyrocket@kbin.social
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    4 months ago

    American here. Just want to voice my support for this effort. Consumers are long overdue in striking back at companies making record profits from our necessities.

    Give 'em hell, eh.

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      4 months ago

      People need to start voting with money a lot more, these “companies” lost their fucking minds since covid

  • BCsven@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    Yep. we started using local grocers when Loblaws prices skyrocketed and local grocer stayed reasonable. This month we stopped going to any Loblaws owned thing, might continue indefinitely if no reasults happen

  • the16bitgamer@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Haven’t been buying from the local super store for a while now, however I have stopped buying from Shoppers.

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    4 months ago

    If we respond to this, does it count as virtue signaling?

    I avoided going to the bi-weekly coke sale at Shopper’s Drug Mart. Looks like I’ll be pouring my drinks a bit rich for the next little while. Ever since Loblaws bought them and the subsequent price increase, I’ve been less confident that it really is the loss-leader I’ve been led to believe it was. Then, my wife had a prescription faxed there since our local pharmacy had already closed for the day.

    I grumbled about it and had it transferred to the co-op, since I had been meaning to get set up there (3rd party insurance and all).

    • sbv@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      4 months ago

      If we respond to this, does it count as virtue signaling?

      It’s more like personal accountability. If I tell people that I’m doing this, then I’m less likely to give it up in a couple of days.

  • CatTrickery@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    4 months ago

    I’d love a UK based version for the major chains.

    I refuse to shop at Sainsbury’s since they started having gates where yoy physically have to scan your receipt to leave. They have also started doing nectar card prices where they charge more if you don’t want them to track you. Tesco does the same. I’m not sure about Morrisons and Asda. Waitrose just costs more no matter what.

    • sbv@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      4 months ago

      The receipt scanning is insulting. Inconveniencing all customers because they might be shoplifters is lousy customer relations.

  • Ulrich_the_Old@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    They do not have a presence in my small town. I would have to drive 30 minutes to not shop with one of their stores. So by default I am boycotting.

  • cactopuses@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    I tend to avoid the large corps where I can (Amazon, Walmart) recently moved to buying what I can from farmers markets and honestly having someone remember you and be proud of their product is a game changer, and tastes better too.

    So yeah absolutely boycotting em

  • SirDankbud@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    I started a permanent loblaws boycott this week. Won’t be shopping at any of the other big names either. Preparing to participate in the boycott led me to sign up for a co op that I should’ve been using all along and I don’t see myself ever going back. Anything they don’t carry I can get at a local independent grocer and they’re usually a little cheaper than no frills anyway.

    Co ops are a solution to corporate greed, use them whenever possible.

    • dubyakay@lemmy.ca
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      4 months ago

      Careful that it’s not “Your Independent Grocer” which is just another Loblaw shit.

      Edit: or L’Intermarche, which is the Québecois equivalent.

  • tunetardis@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    So far so good… For me, Shoppers is harder to avoid than Loblaws or No Frills, but we’ll see how it goes.