Competition Bureau Probes Alleged Anticompetitive Conduct by Loblaws, Sobeys Owners

Competition Bureau Probes Alleged Anticompetitive Conduct by Loblaws, Sobeys Owners
A man leaves a Loblaws store in Toronto on May 3, 2018. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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Canada’s Competition Bureau has launched investigations into the parent companies of grocery chains Loblaws and Sobeys for alleged anticompetitive conduct, court documents reveal, with Sobeys’ owner calling the inquiry “unlawful.”

The Federal Court documents show the Commissioner of Competition launched the probes on March 1, saying there’s reason to believe the firms’ use of so-called property controls limits retail grocery competition.