Loading ...CANADA – Loblaw-owned stores will no longer offer 50% off on expiring items
‘They didn’t make a public announcement about it because it’s bad news for consumers, and they know it,’ says Dalhousie professor Sylvain Charlebois
Amid rising food costs, many Canadians rely on discounts to feed their families. But it just got a little harder to find a deal.
Loblaw Companies Ltd. has changed their policy on expiring items, decreasing their discounts on perishable foods, such as meat, fruit and vegetables, from 30-50 per cent to a maximum 30 per cent per item.
Loblaw owns Loblaws, Atlantic Superstore, No Frills, Valu-Mart, Real Canadian Superstore and other grocery stores.
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/loblaw-stores-ending-50-discount-expiring-items
Sir Kewl2,
These grocery stores know the panic in the customers due to inflation.
As much as possible, delay buying meats etc. which have “sell by or freeze by” date a week or so from today.
Then buy the meat that is near or on the “sell by” date, at a discount, and then freeze it at home.
The customers are in survival mode.
Costco knows it. They overprice their products and then use this tactic all the time to make their members feel they got a discount!
The inflation malaise is hurting fast food chains like hell. Grocery stores are next. They are now cutting costs by having one or two “human” checkout lanes and 8-12 self checkout lanes.
California is imploding right before my eyes.
GL