Face-off in the Grocery Aisle: Retailers and Suppliers Go Head-to-Head in Canada

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Erika Douglas, Mark Katz, Jun 30, 2014

Perhaps more than ever, tensions between suppliers and retailers have become the defining feature of the grocery industry worldwide. These tensions have also frequently formed the basis for interventions (or proposed interventions) by competition enforcement authorities in this sector.

Canada is no exception to this global trend. The Canadian retail grocery industry is intensely competitive,