Is the Loblaw boycott privileged? Here's why some people aren't shopping around
Is the Loblaw boycott privileged? Here's why some people aren't shopping around
He said although shareholders "may be troubled by these often-repeated stories," they should be assured that Loblaw will continue to act with integrity.
We. Don’t. Trust. You. 🍞 🧈
To say "CONTINUE to act with integrity" means they still don't think they've done anything wrong, even with the bread price fixing
For some with limited choices, this would be a challenge. Living in a large metropolitan area, I am fortunate to have alternatives.
Not to mention, the 'privilege' is given by whether or not you have a monopoly in the area. That's not decided by the person, but by whether or not our societal systems have bothered to prevent said monopoly.
At the same time, attacking an organized effort to do that thing we're repeatedly told is our only option ("vote with your wallet") by pointing out that some people have no options isn't something done in good faith.
No one is expecting people with no ability to shop elsewhere to do so, nor to starve. It's a strawman argument.
I don't "LIKE" Loblaws but the majority of items I purchase are notably cheaper there than Sobeys stores or Jim Pattison Group owned stores IE the majority of the alternatives.
I use Costco a lot and more and Walmart more and more for groceries these days...
Remember when everyone used to shout buy Canadian?
A difference in ability to take part in a social justice-driven boycott is a dumb use of the term/concept privileged, but not unexpected from mainstream media
Def from Oxford: having special rights, advantages, or immunities
- [with infinitive] having the rare opportunity to do something that brings particular pleasure: I felt I had been privileged to compete in such a race.
I believe CBC used the term to describe shoppers who are not forced to choose the lowest-priced outlets because they are in the wealthy class, ie: privileged.
My options are: Fortinos, Nofrills, Sobeys or Walmart. So it's get gouged or support a human-rights-violator. FML
Is there anywhere one can get more context in this? Seems to me like Superstore tends to be one of the more affordable options, so how do we reconcile that with them taking excessive profits? Are they doing enough volume compared to the competition that they’re that far ahead in economy of scale, have they been able to convince their staff to accept significantly lower compensation compared to the competition? Is this just people’s dissatisfaction being pointed at the biggest player even though the whole market follows the same trend?
Yes when the grocery price increases are higher than inflation's rate of increase. When profits of grocery chains are rising higher than rate of inflation in general, they are using inflation as an excuse to keep jacking up prices.