Four companies control two-thirds of Canada's grocery market. In the US, a third.
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Loblaw, Sobeys, Metro and Costco sell about 67% of Canada's groceries by a USDA estimate. The top four in the US sell 34.7%. See the market share gap.

Loblaw, Sobeys, Metro and Costco sell about 67 cents of every dollar Canadians spend on groceries, by a USDA estimate. The four biggest US food retailers sell about 35 cents.

  • kablez@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    Wow four whole supermarket chains? That’s double Australia, where we have just two.

    I’d wager it’s more or less the same structural reasons as Canada though.

    • codydodd@lemmy.ca
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      29 days ago

      Canada was founded on careful, conservative protection of landed elites. So, yeah, same story.