Faced with rising food prices, buyers are calling on consumers to boycott Loblaw supermarkets across the country next month to express their fed up.
We are tired of dragging the devil by the tail
One of the boycott organizers, Emily Johnson, a resident of Milton, a suburb of Toronto, says in an interview with The Canadian Press.
Her page is entitled r/loblawsisoutofcontrol Reddit has about 56,000 subscribers.
Reddit's “Loblaws Out of Control” movement forum
Image: Reddit
Boycott organizers want Loblaw to sign a code of conduct for grocery stores and commit to offering more affordable prices.
It's impossible to know whether many consumers will follow the movement and what the revenue loss will be for Loblaw, but Ms. Johnson hopes the boycott will also raise awareness among Canadians and attract the attention of governments.
For Torontonian Anne de Siqueira, Loblaw's change of heart on discounting foods nearing expiration shows that consumers can have leverage.
Loblaw defends himself
Loblaw Per Bank's CEO says the company realizes its customers are looking for deals.
He stressed that he takes public complaints seriously. This is something I want to address
He said in an interview with the newspaper La Presse Canadian.
But he adds that Loblaw appears to be a target easier
Among the major supermarket chains. We have to deal with this
He says.
Everyone knows Loblaw and our president [Galen Weston].
Mr. Bank points out that grocery stores are facing higher prices from their suppliers.
Long term repercussions?
The Loblaw boycott in May is unlikely to have a major financial impact on the company, but the company could suffer in the long run if it continues to lose consumers, according to management professor Monica LaBarge of Queen's University. It is very difficult to bring customers back
“, she notes.
To her, Loblaw and other grocery chains in the country don't seem to get it How frustrated consumers are
.
Halifax resident Timba Hall says she will try to participate in the boycott in May, but only partially, because she doesn't have a car and there are only two grocery stores in her neighborhood, either Loblaws and Sobeys.
Monday [compagnies] We choked
Says. The government must take this issue seriously and truly address the problem.
With information from The Canadian Press
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