I’m just hearing about this now and I thought it would be worthwhile to share.
There is a Canada-wide boycott of Loblaws planned for May 2024 (and beyond if you’re able). This includes any store under the Loblaws umbrella such as: Atlantic Superstore, Shopper’s Drug Mart, Save Easy, Your Independent Grocer, No Frills, Esso, and so on.
The goal of the boycott is for Loblaws to reduce prices by 15% and remove “member only pricing” so everyone has access to savings and deals.
The boycott is organized by a group on Reddit. You can find more details about it in this Reddit Thred
A happy byproduct of this will hopefully be more business going to small locally owned stores in your area instead of the two grocery giants. I’m in the Fredericton area so I can recommend Victory Meat Market and Peter’s Meats as excellent alternatives with better products, and similar or sometimes lower prices.
Here’s hoping there’s enough engagement to produce a significant drop in Loblaws sales and they take the voice of the customer seriously.
The list of alternatives in NB is insufficient - they’re mostly local mom and pop shops. Realistically, we’ll have to shop at Walmart or Sobeys.
But let’s go.
I’ll try my best to avoid any of those listed. I’ll also look up what’s owned by Loblaws here in Edmundston.
I already try to give as much as possible to local markets and groceries but in the end, we all want more money in our pockets.
Thanks for the heads-up.
