Laying down the loblaw: The Westons might be Canada's Bezos

In the city of Toronto you cannot purchase (reasonably price) groceries without purchasing from Lowlaw or Metro. Canadian consumers don't really realize this however because of the various brand names - Independent City Market, No Frills, Fortino's etc..

The amount of control Loblaw has over the market is astounding.

Try finding pasta sauce at a Loblaw owned store. There will be 1-2 non house brands, the rest are all Loblaw owned brands.

Or walk into a Wal Mart and check the price of coffee. Significantly more expensive than Loblaw because Wal Mart Canada doesn't have the purchasing power the Westons have.

Fairly typical in Canada. Duopoloies / Oligopolies across most large industries that are heavily protected by the government (banking, telecom, air travel, grocery, insurance)