Why Canadians are angry with their biggest supermarket

Re:Why Canadians are angry with their biggest supermarket by jhbadger on Thursday June 06, 2024 @11:00AM (#40598228)

I found it interesting that in the comparison of the largest grocery stores in the three countries (US, UK, and Canada), UK's Tesco beat out not only Canada's Loblaw, but US' Walmart as well. I know food isn't the only factor in cost of living, but typically the UK is presented as having a much higher COL than either the US or Canada, but not at least in this case.

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Re:Why Canadians are angry with their biggest supermarket by quantumfissure on Thursday June 06, 2024 @11:06AM (#40598310)

Well, the butter is a different size (about half of US/CA size). When adjusted for that, it's very nearly the same as US prices.

The other problem with these kinds of comparisons is size of country and if the average cost of a product is a nationwide calculation. Food costs in Labrador; Alaska; Hawai'i; and the Yukon are very different from more populated States and Provinces close to transportation routes. The entire UK is barely the size of the US's North East, and not nearly the size of even Ontario.

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Re:Why Canadians are angry with their biggest supermarket by tharmas on Thursday June 06, 2024 @11:16AM (#40598439)

Agreed. Maybe a Toronto to London to NYC Comparison along with some other smaller markets that are comparable.

Otherwise its a bit like saying that Ireland has the highest GDP per capita.

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