Loblaw reverses decision to reduce discounts on expiring foods

Loblaw is reversing its decision to nix a 50 per cent discount on expiring foods. Earlier this week, CBC reported that an email from Loblaw Companies Ltd. stated it would no longer discount perishable foods like meat, fruit and vegetables by 50 per cent as their best-before date approaches. The discount would be capped at 30 per cent to keep the retailer consistent with its competitors, Loblaw had said in a statement to The Canadian Press. The decision was widely criticized by people who rely on the discount to eat, especially as the price of groceries continues to rise. Loblaw said Friday the 50 per cent stickers will be returning across Canada in the next few weeks. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/1.7089537 »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://bit.ly/1Z0m6iX Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3TnHioe Follow CBC News on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1sA5P9H Find CBC News on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1WjG36m Follow CBC News on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1Z0iE7O Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.