Competition Bureau Seeking Input on Property Controls in Grocery Industry

Competition Bureau Seeking Input on Property Controls in Grocery Industry
Shoppers push carts in Ottawa on June 25, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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The Competition Bureau issued a call-out Monday, seeking information from grocery retailers and those in the real estate business about restrictive real estate clauses in the Canadian grocery industry.

The regulator said it is seeking input from those in the sector about the restrictions, often referred to as property controls, both in the industry as a whole and as part of its ongoing investigations into Sobeys and Loblaw. The request is part of an investigation into property controls the Commissioner of Competition launched against grocers earlier this year.