It is not a secret that prices on everything have been going up over the last year and prices will continue to fluctuate. Loblaw, Canada’s largest grocery retailer has once again put itself on the wrong end of the conversation which might cost its brands to lose a few more customers. In an attempt to set the record straight but comes across more as a lecture to consumers from Loblaw, a tweet went out on the brand’s official Twitter profile that has caused the latest Backlash of Brands.
“While we may be the face of food inflation but we are certainly not the cause. Food prices are higher in our stores simply because the manufacturers who make the products are charging more for them,” said in a reply to a user on Twitter.
While we may be the face of food inflation but we are certainly not the cause. Food prices are higher in our stores simply because the manufacturers who make the products are charging more for them.
— Loblaw Companies (@loblawco) January 31, 2023
This has been building up for several weeks on social criticizing the grocery retailer for its prices and record profits as Canadians continue to struggle with what has quickly become the worst inflation the country has seen in decades. Based on the number of tweets, this does not look like a problem that will be going away anytime soon for Loblaw, and might end up costing them revenues in the long run.
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