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What Australia and the U.K.'s grocery codes can teach us about Canada's food fight

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Progress on a Canadian grocery code of conduct has stalled as two major retailers refuseto sign it, claiming it will raise prices. The code is intended to set rules for fair dealing in negotiations between retailers and suppliers, helping level the playing field in the grocery industry. Politicians and others have pushed back on claims the code could raise prices, saying similar codes in the United Kingdom and Australia had a stabilizing effect. But what do those grocery rules look like, and have they led to price changes? Although Canada's proposed code of conduct differs from the Australian and U.K. counterparts that influenced it, there may be lessons to draw from those frameworks as public discourse about the Canadian code comes to a head.

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Montreal Gazette

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What Australia and the U.K.'s grocery codes can teach us about Canada's food fight

As the planned 2024 launch of the code neared, Loblaw and Walmart said they wouldn't sign it in its current form, arguing it could raise prices further.

2 years ago·Montreal, Canada

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Winnipeg Free Press

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What Australia and the U.K.'s grocery codes can teach us about Canada's food fight

Progress on a Canadian grocery code of conduct has stalled as two major retailers refuseto sign it, claiming it will raise prices. The code is intended to set rules for […]

2 years ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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