
Victoria grocery store and supermarket discussion
#1721
Posted 26 March 2025 - 02:38 PM
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#1722
Posted 29 March 2025 - 07:55 PM
Typically around this time we get notices from suppliers about the annual (at least) dairy increase from the dairy commission, so imagine my surprise to see this is actually going down this year! Increases are typically 2-5% based on fat content and other metrics, but the decrease this year is a whopping 0.0237% or less than a penny per litre of raw milk.
Look at all this affordability!
https://www.cdc-ccl....e-decrease-2025
So is the US method better? It is sure better for consumers..
#1723
Posted 29 March 2025 - 09:40 PM
Even wholesale club is getting up there.
#1724
Posted 30 March 2025 - 09:03 AM
#1725
Posted 30 March 2025 - 09:08 AM
One of the biggest head-scratchers is the price of salmon. Saskatchewan — a landlocked province that's about as far from any ocean as you can get in Canada — has the cheapest salmon in the country at $24.95 per kilogram. Meanwhile, B.C., the country's top salmon producer, has the most expensive at $31.39. It's a bizarre pricing trend that suggests factors beyond local supply play a big role in food costs.
#1726
Posted 01 April 2025 - 11:30 AM
The article is information that is easy to accumulate. It is of use as such.
An investigation as to the various reasons for the many differences in prices would require much more difficult and expensive research.
#1727
Posted 01 April 2025 - 11:52 AM
#1728
Posted 17 April 2025 - 02:06 PM
Apparently Walmart search, online ordering, etc. has been non-functional for several hours today.
#1729
Posted 17 April 2025 - 04:13 PM
They need to send celebrities into space, clearly.
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#1730
Posted 17 April 2025 - 04:28 PM
#1731
Posted 30 April 2025 - 10:30 PM
Loblaw Cos. Ltd. says it's still working to stock its grocery store shelves with more Canadian products as shoppers look for local alternatives during the Canada-U.S. trade war, but the company's chief executive admits the shift may not last.
"We recognize that Canadians care deeply about the region of the product they purchase and we continue to actually seek out Canadian growers and manufacturers for the products we sell," Loblaw president and CEO Per Bank told analysts on a conference call Wednesday, as the company reported its first-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago.
While Bank said it's difficult to gauge consumer preferences in-store, data from Loblaw's online grocery service shows a clear pivot by shoppers toward the "Buy Canadian" movement that has gained momentum since U.S. tariffs went into effect.
He said less than four per cent of PC and No Name brand products come from the U.S.
"Just before this meeting, I was down in the test kitchen and I was observing that they are testing a lot of new products," Bank said.
"They have been really, really busy to help mitigate the tariff situation so we can buy less from the U.S."
https://www.stalbert...ter profit rose
#1732
Posted 01 May 2025 - 06:08 AM
Stores are back to selling Heinz. But then most of the American stuff we have, is made under license here, or by a subsidiary.
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#1733
Posted 01 May 2025 - 07:38 AM
#1734
Posted 01 May 2025 - 08:50 AM
#1735
Posted 01 May 2025 - 09:27 AM
I heard the buy Canadian thing is now over?
Stores are back to selling Heinz. But then most of the American stuff we have, is made under license here, or by a subsidiary.
I think many folks realized that a lot of food, perhaps even a majority, that they buy is already not American, and the fight they were looking for wasn’t really there. So they give up Campbells soup and buy Aylmer instead, or the Moroccan oranges instead of the California ones. Glad we solved the climate crisis and are good with South African produce instead of California!
Some changes have been made in stores of course, but I think the thrill is fading especially as we start to see nicer weather and folks aren’t housebound scrolling the buy Canadian pages.
#1736
Posted 01 May 2025 - 09:32 AM
What’s the next big thing going to be, I wonder? Something to do with Alberta oil?
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#1737
Posted 01 May 2025 - 09:40 AM
Fuel surcharges the same, despite lowered fuel costs. Food costs are essentially flat over the last 100 days, but I’m still comparing invoices daily.
#1738
Posted 01 May 2025 - 09:45 AM
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#1739
Posted 01 May 2025 - 09:50 AM
#1740
Posted 01 May 2025 - 10:29 AM
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