I was at Walmart this week at noticed a big change to their bin display: That change being the price. These Walmart bins used to cost $5.97 each, on par with the cost of bins at both Loblaw (the PC GreenĀ® Box sells for $5.99) and FreshCo ($6.00) stores. However, sometime in March of this … Read More
As with many things in life there is a relevant xkcd: For Americans, this idea of a brand of food products with basic, stark, single colour packaging may seem intriguing, if not genius, but for us here in Canada it’s reality. Yellow and Helvetica The No Name brand had humble beginnings in 1978. In the … Read More
Loblaw is one of the largest grocery store companies in Canada, with a mess of current and former banners. Here is a list of all the different banners they have (and have had) to the best of my knowledge. Current Banners Banner Territory Notes Loblaws Greater Toronto Area, Eastern Ontario, London Most Loblaws stores have … Read More