A planned boycott, organized by a Reddit group called ‘Loblaws is out of control,’ aims to reduce grocery prices and increase food security for Canadians.
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Consumer psychology can help explain why boycotts sometimes fail, as well as help predict when they are likely to succeed.
Retailers in Canada have some serious work to do to rebuild trust and demonstrate their commitment to both ethical practices and community well-being.
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Although it’s rooted in legitimate grievances, the ‘Steal from Loblaws Day’ campaign is not only illegal, but also fails to achieve its intended objective and risks undermining economic stability.
Carrots grown in home gardens typically look like this — but grocery chains seem to think consumers won’t buy them. Here’s where marketing education can make a difference and help eliminate food waste.
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New research suggests educators can play a crucial role in changing attitudes and actions about food waste and equip future marketing professionals with the tools to tackle sustainability challenges.
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Parents told us how the ever-present juggle of budgets and the realities of family life strained relationships and increased their mental load.
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Ingredients, manufacturing, transportation and marketing factor into higher prices for allergen-free products.
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The hidden side of the supermarket giants’ quest for profits is an increasingly elaborate system for monitoring and managing shoppers and workers.
Aisle be damned! Inflation is proving stubborn as the economy moves into 2024.
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Two important inflation indicators are trending in different directions. What gives?
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If history had taken another path, bar codes would look dramatically different today.
The high cost of living and interest rates are causing some Canadians to recalibrate their holiday traditions.
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The cost of feeding a table full of people may be too much for the average Canadian to bear this holiday season.
The social and financial costs of policing food theft are higher than the costs of addressing poverty and income inequality.
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The food theft crisis is framed as a threat to paying customers. This furthers the divide between those who can still afford groceries and those who cannot.
Few people with SNAP benefits could use them for online purchases before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The share of low-income US families who sometimes or often didn’t have enough food to eat fell from 24.5% to 22.5% between late April and late July of 2020, a research team found.
Cutting back on pricier food items and focusing on more affordable staple foods could help consumers deal with rising food costs, but these strategies affect brand loyalty.
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Once a cornerstone for many food retailers, brand loyalty is eroding as consumers prioritize cost savings over long-term brand relationships.
A person walks along a path in Iqaluit on March 6, 2019.
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New research about the Nutrition North Canada program shows that the subsidy is not being fully passed on to consumers.
Canadians first learned about a price-fixing scandal that raised the wholesale price of bread in 2017, when Loblaw and George Weston revealed their part in it. A worker restocks shelves at an Atlantic Superstore grocery in Halifax in January 2022.
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Why is the $50 million going to the government and not to those who overpaid for bread? The answer is complicated.
By only focusing on how to keep food costs low, we risk ignoring the underlying causes of why people cannot afford food in the first place.
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Many people are experiencing the sticker shock of higher prices at grocery stores. But the amount we pay for food often does not reflect the real social, environmental and human costs of production.
These benefits make it easier for millions of Americans to buy groceries.
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A team of economists looked at what happened after Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirements were reinstated in Virginia in 2013.
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Coronation Quiche may be fit for a king. But with a few tweaks, can be made to suit your budget. Hint: store-bought pastry is cheaper.
Putting money in the pockets of Canadians most in need via the grocery rebate or a guaranteed basic income has myriad benefits for people, families and the economy.
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Initiatives like the federal government’s new grocery rebate are only a small step towards ending food insecurity in Canada. A broader guaranteed basic income is long overdue.
The federal government’s grocery rebate will provide one-time monetary relief to 11 million low- and modest-income Canadians and families.
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The federal government should make the grocery rebate permanent by adding it to the GST/HST credit.
The high cost of groceries is exacerbating food insecurity in Canada, but the federal government’s new ‘grocery rebate’ doesn’t go far enough to help.
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Food insecurity is a problem of income inadequacy. The 2023 federal budget’s “grocery rebate” has the right idea, but falls short.