The metro spokeswoman Marie-Claude Bacon confirmed that the food dealer has an annual blackout period that has been in existence for a few years. Sobey’s Parent Empire rejected a comment, even though it previously informed the media that it freezes plenty of prizes during this time. Costco didn’t reply to the media request.
Walmart Canada has no flat-rate three-month price increase in suppliers, spokeswoman Stephanie Fusco said in an email. She said the retailer focused on “talking to our suppliers in order to reset the unjustified price increases all year round”.
Loblaw refused to comment and devote himself to the Retail Council of Canada, who also refused.
As with many industry practices, freezing for many consumers might be not generally known – although he has made the news in recent times, as a food dealer wanted to elucidate the explanations for top food prices in the course of public distrust.
In October 2022, Loblaw announced when inflation was just falling back from its climax for Canadians with the best inflation of food for a long time. “
Some industry observers condemned the announcement as a publicity stunt since the freezing of the suppliers occurs yearly, with the subway interfered to say that it could freeze prices as usual.
The following yr, Price Freezes were back within the news, whereby the food dealers from Ottawa were put under pressure to submit their plans to contain food inflation.
The public details were thin, however the Minister of Industry François Philippe Champagne said that the plans included discounts, freezing and price adjustments.
