“We’ve listened to the feedback from our customers and colleagues and are reverting [where it existed before] to the 50 per cent off discounts,” the company, whose stores include Atlantic Superstore, No Frills, Dominion and Freshmart to name a few, told CBC News in an email on Friday.

“In the Atlantic, we had not implemented the change and will not. In the rest of the country, customers can expect to see 50 per cent stickers returning in the next few weeks.”

They’re all crooks

  • Oderus@lemmy.world
    451·
    10 months ago

    2023 THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS

    Revenue was $18,265 million, an increase of $877 million, or 5.0%.
    Retail segment sales were $17,982 million, an increase of $852 million, or 5.0%.
    Food Retail (Loblaw) same-stores sales increased by 4.5%.
    Drug Retail (Shoppers Drug Mart) same-store sales increased by 4.6%, with front store same-store sales growth of 1.8% and pharmacy same-store sales growth of 7.4%.
    E-commerce sales increased by 13.6%.
    Operating income was $1,065 million, an increase of $74 million, or 7.5%.
    Adjusted EBITDA(2) was $1,926 million, an increase of $80 million, or 4.3%.
    Retail segment adjusted gross profit percentage(2) was 30.6%, a decrease of 20 basis points.
    Net earnings available to common shareholders of the Company were $621 million, an increase of $65 million or 11.7%. Diluted net earnings per common share were $1.95, an increase of $0.26, or 15.4%.
    Adjusted net earnings available to common shareholders of the Company(2) were $719 million, an increase of $56 million, or 8.4%.
    Adjusted diluted net earnings per common share(2) were $2.26, an increase of $0.25 or 12.4%.
    Repurchased for cancellation 2.9 million common shares at a cost of $341 million and invested $676 million in capital expenditures, net of proceeds from property disposals. Free cash flow(2) used in the Retail segment was $663 million.

    And they want us to pay more? Fuck Loblaws and fuck the rest;

    Atlantic Superstore, Dominion, Loblaws, Maxi, No Frills, Provigo Le Marché, Valu-Mart, Real Canadian Superstore, Wholesale Club, Your Independent Grocer and Zehrs.

    • Mongostein
      11·
      10 months ago

      That’s just Loblaws. All the major chains are doing it, not just them.

      • Oderus@lemmy.world
        2·
        10 months ago

        Safeway never did it. At least not the one I go to and I’m there 2-3 days a week. Just bought stewing beef with a 5$ off that was expiring next day.

        • Mongostein
          21·
          10 months ago

          Safeway has always been a rip off, and yes their prices are going up too

          • Oderus@lemmy.world
            3·
            10 months ago

            We’re not talking about price increases, we’re talking about discounting nearly expired food.

            • Mongostein
              11·
              10 months ago

              The comment I was responding to was talking about price and profit increases.

              But in regards to the stickers: they thought they could get an instant 20% boost but realized they were throwing more stuff than was worth it.