And where else are we going to go? This country is just three monopolies in a trench coat masquerading as a fair and competitive market. We don’t have any choice. Galen knows this.
From Loblaw’s website:
We serve local communities with stores from coast to coast. Our family includes: Atlantic SuperstoreTM, Dominion®, Loblaws®, Maxi®, No Frills®, Provigo Le Marché®, Valu-MartTM, Real Canadian Superstore®, Wholesale ClubTM, Your Independent GrocerTM and ZehrsTM.
From Shopper’s Drug Mart website:
2014
Loblaw Companies Limited acquires Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation for $12.4 billion in cash and stock, bringing together two iconic Canadian brands
Thankfully out in BC we have Asian and Indian francise grocery stores. Their prices are way less than Loblaws/Superstore. It means all oil, flour, rice, lentils, veg groceries, sauces, potatoes, dairy, etc are one trip at an Indian grocery, then other items like deoderant, water filter, etc are done at walmart.
Potatoes at Indian grocer $2.99-$3.99 same bag at SuperStore $8.99
4 green peppers at indian grocer, $3.xx , and SuperStore wanted $10.99
A co-op. You all pitch in and buy bulk straight from the farm and then distribute it without a markup. Obviously there are distribution costs as well which get divided by the number of participants in the "group buy"