Buy Canadian
A community dedicated to buying Canadian products.
Une communauté dédiée à l'achat de produits Canadiens.
Rules:
1. Posts must be related to buying Canadian-made goods and / or using Canadian-owned services
2. Absolutely no bigotry will be tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc.
3. AI Content Policy
Not allowed: AI-generated images or articles
Tolerated: AI-generated post summaries
4. Only content in French and English is permitted
5. Declare all self-promotion
Users are encouraged to report any content that violates our community guidelines
Règlements :
1. Les poteaux doivent être en lien avec l'achat de produits et / ou de services opérés par des canadiens
2. Aucune bigoterie ne sera tolérée. Ça comprend, mais sans se limiter à, le racisme, le sexisme, l’homophobie, la transphobie, etc.
3. Politique sur le contenu IA
Non permis : Images ou articles générés par l'IA
Toléré : Résumés IA de publications
4. Seul le contenu en français et en anglais n'est toléré
5. Déclarez toute auto-promotion
Les utilisateurs sont encouragés à signaler tout contenu qui ne respecte pas nos directives communautaires
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Retailers really need to start removing American products from the shelves, or there's going to be a lot of food waste and lost profits.
I don't care whether they do or not, since I'll only buy Canadian and NotAmerican™️from now on, but it would be nice not to have to see American goods when I get groceries.
Retailers get paid a product placement fee for this. This is how the big players keep smaller brands out of stores.
No way they will turn down money. Just don’t purchase it and advocate for clearer labelling for food products.
That will only get them so far... if people aren't actually buying those products then product brands won't have incentive to keep paying retailers.
In turn, retailers won't have incentive to have their shelves filled with products that are being thrown out and/or not selling.
For better or worse, retailers need to adapt quickly to market demand, and nobody wants to buy American products.
Give smaller, local brands a chance. Label products accordingly. Promote Canadian over NotAmerican, but still carry products from allied countries. Don't gouge people while doing all that.
Not only that, but cooler/freezer space is premium in grocery stores. If the American product isn't selling through, then there will be lots of pressure to replace it with something that sells.
How it goes in my part of the world, the retailer doesn't give a shit about sales as their margins are very low and most money comes from placement. They usually don't pay for unsold inventory.
Might be diferent in Canada though.