Including their brandname chains:
- Atlantic Cash & Carry
- Atlantic Superstore
- Axep
- Bloor Street Market
- Dominion
- Les Entrepôts Presto
- Extra Foods
- Fortinos
- Freshmart
- L’Intermarché
- Loblaws / Loblaw GreatFood / Loblaws CityMarket
- Lucky Dollar Foods
- Maxi / Maxi & Cie
- NG Cash & Carry
- No Frills
- Provigo
- Real Canadian Superstore
- Shop Easy Foods
- Shoppers Drug Mart / Pharmaprix
- SuperValu
- T & T Supermarket
- Valu-mart
- Wholesale Club / Club Entrepôt
- Your Independent Grocer / Independent CityMarket
- Zehrs Markets
Yes there are other big oligopoly chains like metro, Sobeys/Safeway, Pattison, but I think it’s best to start with one major chain to see how much coordinated action can affect them.
Started switching away from all of their stores last month in anticipation. I try to get everything I can from Costco, and use FreshCo for everything else.
Saying farewell to Zehrs will be easy but I could never give up my beloved Costco!
100%. They’re the only ones making a decent rotisserie chicken these days, and it’s only $8!?
I’d wager it is, or was, a loss leader. Its position at the very end of the store has to be strategic to make you look at everything else on the way.
My mom bought a 50% off rotisserie chicken from Zehrs yesterday that looked shrivelled and disgusting…7 dollars after the half off 😳. Managed to convince her to join the boycott at least!
Costco are known for treating their staff unusually well compared to other retailers, so I think that’s fine.
worked at costco for a year. It was great. full of old timers, and lots of respect for the staff.
Boycotts work if you isolate one company or one brand … then they would either be forced to change … or go out of business.
Once one company or brand is severely affected or goes under, then everyone moves on to a new target.