CAMP welcomes legally binding Empire property controls agreement, calls for broader action across grocery sector
CAMP welcomes the Competition Bureau’s legally binding agreement with Empire on grocery property controls, while calling for continued action across the sector.
CAMP Statement on Nortera’s proposed acquisition of B&G’s Green Giant and Le Sieur Canadian vegetable business
CAMP welcomes the Competition Bureau’s challenge of Nortera’s proposed acquisition of Green Giant and Le Sieur, warning that further concentration in an already highly concentrated food market could mean higher prices, fewer promotions and less choice for Canadians.
CAMP statement on Empire’s property control commitments
CAMP welcomes Empire’s move to curb property controls that restrict grocery competition, while calling for Competition Bureau oversight and broader provincial action.
Ottawa has struggled to increase grocery competition. Will the new food strategy help?
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a $3.2-billion food security strategy Thursday, with several measures aimed at increasing competition in the grocery sector.
CANADALAND Short Cuts: Does Canada Need Government Supermarkets?
CAMP executive director Keldon Bester joins CANADALAND Short Cuts to discuss grocery competition in Canada and what policy can do to improve it.
Could publicly-owned grocery stores break Canada’s grocery oligopoly?
“In Canada, because of a lack of competition, grocery chains were able to fully pass on cost increases to customers, keeping their margins stable and earning higher dollar profits over a now larger cost base,” Bester explained in an email.