The not-so-Great Canadian Corporate Greed thread

[urbandreamer]

I live exactly 1km south, in a flat straight line from a No Frills I've shopped at for 17 years, mostly on foot with a cart. It's a pleasant, relaxing walk through a red brick Victorian neighborhood, past a TPL I frequent. Less than 300m north of that NF is The Sweet Potato, an expensive organic grocery store good for meat and fish. 1.2km west of me, on a hillier walk, is No Frills Bloor West Village. 1km east of me, probably Ontario's worst Freshco and 1.4km SE an overpriced, very empty Loblaws. There's a Robba 200m from me, but again it makes Loblaws look cheap. Then 3 green grocers within 400m.

Thus, I tend to spend 80% of my $ at No Frills in the Junction. If I'm driving, I often stop at random Walmarts for a washroom break and grab a few items. Overall, Walmart mostly sells mainstream Fortune 500 "junk food," although they often have excellent ethnic food aisles especially in the GTA, and also in Toronto have quality extensive produce selection. Costco is for restaurant owners and wealthy homeowners, and I've always found it mediocre, mainstream Fortune 500 food.

Generally, Sobeys and Metro are consistently most expensive, followed by Your Independent Grocer, Valumart, Foodland and Loblaws.