Analysis: Inflation is down overall, so why are my grocery bills still going up?

It’s a complex situation that will require careful consideration and multiple approaches to address

told the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food in MarchCanada’s competition watchdog released its much-awaited study into the country’s retail grocery market on June 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roybecause their pharmacy business is smaller

Although this is just a small sample, if margin growth truly played a significant role, we would expect it to be more directly reflected in profit growth.The Competition Bureau’s report also suggested that more foreign competition would benefit Canadian consumers, but that foreign competitors viewed the Canadian market as tough to break into.when it comes to prices. Given this, it’s difficult to see how foreign competition would actually help bring prices down.

But the report is completely silent on the trade-offs between concentration and economies of scale. If too many efficiencies are lost through less concentration, prices could actually go up.as key benefits of the deal. Longo’s will operate as it always has but benefit from better buys and distribution reducing costs.No single cause for food inflation

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