Competition Watchdog Launches Study Into Grocery Sector Amid Rising Food Prices

Competition Watchdog Launches Study Into Grocery Sector Amid Rising Food Prices
Produce is shown in a grocery store in Toronto on Nov. 30, 2018. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
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Canada’s competition watchdog is launching a study to examine whether the highly concentrated grocery sector is contributing to rising food costs.

“With inflation on the rise, Canadian consumers have seen their purchasing power decline,” the Competition Bureau said in a news release Monday.