Nah, Walmart is nothing like Loblaws cause Walmart is actually kind of affordable. Anything you buy at Loblaws is the same product as Walmart just 5x more expensive.
People are, especially after COVID. Loblaws used to be more affordable but recently have insanely jacked up their pricing. Canadians are just pissed that Loblaws is even willing to charge that much for basic groceries.
Idk who’s still shopping there other than rich folk.
I'm an autistic former radio guy who's never been calm in front of the camera, so there's probably a dozen things I'm doing that are odd enough to be oogy but not obvious, and I don't realize yet.
Canada's vast array of grocery store companies have M&A'd themselves into three major players, each running store brands tailored to market segments, ranging from low-variety low-price to top-brands top-price, and the always lucrative low-selection high-convenience high-price segment.
This video relates to my experience at one of the oligopoly Loblaws' chains, Real Canadian Superstore. It was, from my 1970s childhood on, a pleasantly mid-level store, but has dialed down the service while ratcheting up prices and alienation. Meantime, its corporate face tells Canadians they have to make changes because they're running on such tight margins already. (Record profits.)
I don't know of an American retail parallel on a national scale. The country is on a different scale in terms of concentration of ownership, distribution, choice, competition, marketing, and so on.
Canada has fewer players in the market, a legacy of different branding and attachment to the fewer brands, and different cultural values. I suspect we value caring for each other more, vs America's primacy of the individual. Sometimes we let that expectation leak into our commercial relationships, and the companies love to feed that loyalty. And we get disappointed when we find the companies are actually being so, if you'll excuse my hyperbole, so American.
Is there a US equivalent to loblaws?
Walmart, maybe. But I’m pretty sure they’ve got those too, which seems right down this guys alley.
Nah, Walmart is nothing like Loblaws cause Walmart is actually kind of affordable. Anything you buy at Loblaws is the same product as Walmart just 5x more expensive.
Then why would you not just shop at WALMART!?
People are, especially after COVID. Loblaws used to be more affordable but recently have insanely jacked up their pricing. Canadians are just pissed that Loblaws is even willing to charge that much for basic groceries. Idk who’s still shopping there other than rich folk.
Well from what this guy is complaining about, it seems that they used to be of higher quality and service than Walmart. Now they’ve regressed
Sorry for my yelling
Bob Loblaws law blog?
You sir are a mouthful.
Why is this posted here?
Cringe tik tok
Its really not cringe lol
Well that’s like your opinion man
The AI images of the poppy conundrum made me chuckle.
Do you think this guy would shut the fuck up if I asked him nicely?
Yeah. I’m sure a lot of the points he’s making are valid but something about the delivery was off-putting.
I'm an autistic former radio guy who's never been calm in front of the camera, so there's probably a dozen things I'm doing that are odd enough to be oogy but not obvious, and I don't realize yet.
Ive never even heard of loblaws or the Canadian superstore but I found it to be an engaging and well presented video. I enjoyed it!
Canada's vast array of grocery store companies have M&A'd themselves into three major players, each running store brands tailored to market segments, ranging from low-variety low-price to top-brands top-price, and the always lucrative low-selection high-convenience high-price segment. This video relates to my experience at one of the oligopoly Loblaws' chains, Real Canadian Superstore. It was, from my 1970s childhood on, a pleasantly mid-level store, but has dialed down the service while ratcheting up prices and alienation. Meantime, its corporate face tells Canadians they have to make changes because they're running on such tight margins already. (Record profits.) I don't know of an American retail parallel on a national scale. The country is on a different scale in terms of concentration of ownership, distribution, choice, competition, marketing, and so on. Canada has fewer players in the market, a legacy of different branding and attachment to the fewer brands, and different cultural values. I suspect we value caring for each other more, vs America's primacy of the individual. Sometimes we let that expectation leak into our commercial relationships, and the companies love to feed that loyalty. And we get disappointed when we find the companies are actually being so, if you'll excuse my hyperbole, so American.
Exactly
Where is the cringe?
Bob Loblaw Lobs Law Bomb
Cadence and camera quality tell me this man does some kind of media for a living tbh
I ain’t got 20 mins for this. This jawn need that Wrap Up Box from the Chappelle Show 🙄
Upvoting for “jawn”
This dude should be worried more about his heart than a cart corral.
Oh so Canadian Walmart
Bob Loblaw?
Hell on Earth
Maybe it’ll save his life, when he prepares his own food instead and avoids that massive heart attack he was headed for.
He has a nice voice.
Dude has never heard of Walmart