How grocery giants control who can sell food in your neighbourhood | CBC News

Canada’s biggest grocery giants — including Loblaws, Sobeys and Metro — are using property law to control how other grocery stores, dollar stores, pharmacies and gas stations can compete with them, an investigation by CBC’s Marketplace has found.

How grocery giants control who can sell food in your neighbourhood | CBC News How grocery giants control who can sell food in your neighbourhood | CBC News Loaded Canada · Marketplace How grocery giants control who can sell food in your neighbourhood Canada’s biggest grocery giants — including Loblaws, Sobeys and Metro — are using property law to control how other grocery stores, dollar stores, pharmacies and gas stations can compete with them, an investigation by CBC’s Marketplace has found. Clauses in land titles and leases restrict competition, Marketplace investigation finds Katie Pedersen

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