Canadians boast about their ability to steal from grocery stores

As the cost of living keeps rising, some Canadians shoplift high-priced food products from grocery stores. Some even take to social media to boast.

Last week, Sylvain Charlebois, a professor at Dalhousie University, was interviewed wrote Learn more about the consequences of grocery store theft.

“Grocery theft was always a problem. But with food inflation, shopkeepers now fear them more than ever,” says the director of the Halifax-based Agri-Food Analytics Lab. wrote In an article published Jan.

According to industry data, a typical Canadian food retail store can see between $2,000 and $5,000 in groceries stolen each week. This is a huge amount considering the small profit margins in grocery. Grocers have to increase prices in order to compensate for losses. This means that we all end up paying for grocery theft.

Twitter users weren’t happy about Charlebois’ words. Some admitted to shoplifting and others repeated the phrase, “If you see someone shoplifting,”

Charlebois responded eventually to some online backlash but remained staunch on his position about grocery theft.

“You think it is okay to shoplift when grocery shopping just because you think food costs are too high?” Crazy,” he wroteWhile retweeting another user on Twitter,

Charlebois’ January 10th tweet has received more than seven million views. There have been hundreds of comments, many of them disagreeing with his stance.

Online, Charlebois has been called by a number of people who reveal his income and say he “shills for” Galen Weston and Loblaw Companies Ltd.

Inflation continues to be a major issue in Canada, and the public has become furious about skyrocketing grocery costs.

An earlier January picture of a package of chicken breasts at Loblaw Toronto went viralPeople expressed outrage at its high-priced tag.

The photoSiobhan Morris (CTV News reporter) found that a 5-piece chicken pack was selling at nearly $27/kg.

Both Metro and Loblaw will be open November. reported They saw growth in profit and sales, but they also felt that suppliers were unable to keep up with their price increases.

Research from Dalhousie University also showed that Canada’s top three grocery companies — Loblaw, Metro and Empire — made higher profits Comparing their performance over the last five year period to 2022,

Loblaw’s five-year average performance was not only better than its individual years, but it also outperformed them individually.

According to a food report A December report showed that a Canadian family of four would spend approximately $1,066 more in groceries in 2023. Food prices are expected to rise by as much as 7 percent from last year.

According to the Canada Food Price report, “In 2023, it’s expected that Canadians continue to feel high food inflation and food insecurity will be a major issue with rising prices.” indicated.

“Canadians must be ready to spend more in coming years.”