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Canada's grocery code of conduct kicks in today, with buy-in from 5 major grocers (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 2 days ago by HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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The voluntary grocery code of conduct for grocers, suppliers, wholesalers and primary producers in Canada is set to fully roll out on Thursday.

The grocery code is intended to promote fair dealings between grocers and their suppliers, including in the application of penalties and fees. It was set up in an effort to bring more transparency, fairness and predictability to the industry as a whole.

The code, governed by the Office of the Grocery Sector Code of Conduct, includes trade rule provisions, a governance model and an adjudication and dispute resolution process.

Canada's five largest grocers — Empire, Loblaw, Metro, Walmart Canada and Costco Canada — have now formally registered.

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[–] kbal@fedia.io 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"It's hard to see as an economist how taking money away from the big grocers will then also lead to lower prices."

Is it really, though? Finding some way to re-introduce to this market what we used to know as "competition" — which was once much beloved of economists — would do exactly that. But I guess that idea is too far-fetched to even come into the discussion. I only wonder how far this code of conduct goes in the opposite direction. The ruling cartel will continue to have its way.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

You gotta get the right economist to say what you want. 😄

[–] yes_this_time@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

A) tax revenues greater than 10% of the market (e.g revenues over 10 billion dollars get taxed in a 100 billion dollar market regardless of income)

B) the government should fund the development of more wholesale markets.