This is Atlantic Superstore - which I try to avoid because they’ve seriously raised their prices due to corporate greed.
I do think this is cool but it’s probably to ward off complaints of why the thing is now more than 25% more expensive. It will be interesting to see if they use this as an excuse to jack up other prices for items not under a tariff.
It’s Superstore, so I expect yes.
This narrative is clearly designed to deflect blame for price hikes onto the Canadian government, much like how Tim Hortons and restaurants point fingers at provincial governments whenever minimum wage goes up.
Yes, the Canadian government implemented retaliatory tariffs, but let’s not forget that Loblaws consciously chose to stick with those specific suppliers. They have the power to decide what products line their shelves. As consumers, we should actively support stores that have made the effort to switch to non-American suppliers. It’s disingenuous to suggest that there are no alternative countries exporting similar goods like canned soup, deli meat, and fruit juice. They made a conscious choice to buy American - let those clowns watch their inventory rot.
I really don’t want to give Loblaws the benefit of the doubt because they absolutely have not earned it.
But also, there’s a solid logic in telling people which items are affected and to explain why the prices went up. I want to know what items went up so I can avoid them — I try to check labels but having this is helpful not harmful.
I’m not going to pretend that Loblaws is doing this to help me, but I’m not going to fight it either.