{"id":15045,"date":"2022-10-17T22:54:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T06:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.al6400.com\/blog\/?p=15045"},"modified":"2022-10-17T22:54:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T06:54:06","slug":"loblaws-price-freeze-news-backfiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.al6400.com\/blog\/loblaws-price-freeze-news-backfiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Loblaws Price Freeze News Backfiring"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems today a bunch of people got sent an e-mail from the supermarket chain Loblaws where it implied they were understanding of people\u2019s struggle with food price inflation and as a result they will be freezing prices for its no name branded products. AS they even say in their statement <\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone who regularly visits the grocery store knows that over the past year the cost of food has increased rapidly. In fact, the price of an average basket of groceries is up about 10% this year\u2026and almost 15% over two years. For some items \u2014 like butter, apples, soups, and chips \u2014 prices are up much more than that.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why, to help Canadians hit the brakes on food inflation, we are focusing on what is in our control. Starting today, we\u2019re freezing prices of all no name products \u2014 more than 1,500 grocery essentials, sold in our stores across the country \u2014 until January 31, 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the reaction from the public seemed generally negative such as people claiming it\u2019s too little too late or at the same time some people who work in the industry say these kinds of prices freezes are normal during these times to suggest they aren\u2019t doing anything special. That creates more of the distrust that this is all for business optics versus actually wanting to help people financially.<\/p>\n

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I bet everyone who came up with the idea didn\u2019t expect tis outcome huh? It makes you wonder if large companies like these can ever win the public\u2019s trust fully versus people assuming they are always being taken advantage of by the company. I guess based on these comments the only real way to build that trust is to do these kinds of deeds early and often when you don\u2019t have to per se.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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