Loblaws sends text promoting NoFrills over farmers' markets, sparking backlash from business groups.
Farmers' markets and business groups are feuding with Loblaws after the company sent a mass-advertising text message encouraging customers to "skip the line" at their local farmers' markets and visit NoFrills stores instead. The Farmers' Market Cooperative of Nova Scotia and the Ontario Small Business Community have both issued statements accusing Loblaw of attacking small business owners who cannot remain open year-round and often face barriers when selling goods at grocery stores.
July 27, 2024
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