Sobeys

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Brand Details

Type: Brand

Description: Sobeys Inc. is a Canadian supermarket chain operating over 1,500 stores across Canada under various banners (Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drugs) offering bakery, meat, seafood, produce, grocery, healthcare, baby, and pharmaceutical products. They have various store formats (full service, fresh service, community service, discount service, convenience service) and offer private label products under the Compliments banner. Their brand purpose is described as "a family nurturing families."

Website: https://www.sobeys.com

Mention Analytics

Total Mentions: 25

Subreddit Mentions:

Positive Mentions: 3

Negative Mentions: 18

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NegativeCurrent Event

💬 329 comments

⬆︎ 798 upvotes

Mentioned in the context of other grocery stores potentially doing the same.

Found in /r/canada/
NegativeCurrent Event

💬 96 comments

⬆︎ 70 upvotes

Mentioned in context of businesses relying on TFWs.

Found in /r/canada/
NeutralCurrent Event

💬 152 comments

⬆︎ 1291 upvotes

Sobeys is mentioned in reference to the original post.

Found in /r/canada/

Apr 21, 2025

Why I’ll gladly fight for Canada

NegativeGeneral Discussion

💬 693 comments

⬆︎ 721 upvotes

Mentioned as predatory and part of the problem with the country's current state.

Found in /r/canada/

Apr 19, 2025

This type of predator marketing should be illegal. The only thing physically "Canadian" here is imagery design on the label.

NegativeGeneral Discussion

💬 242 comments

⬆︎ 2078 upvotes

Mentioned in the context of misleading labeling practices.

Found in /r/canada/

Apr 7, 2025

Toronto shopping plaza could be torn down for enormous 7-tower complex

NegativeCurrent Event

💬 192 comments

⬆︎ 226 upvotes

Mentioned in the context of it being removed and the community needing a grocery store

Found in /r/toronto/

Mar 21, 2025

Un-Gatekeeping: China town grocery prices

NeutralGeneral Discussion

💬 97 comments

⬆︎ 670 upvotes

The comment mentions the store in comparison to other stores.

Found in /r/toronto/

Feb 20, 2025

Grocers stocking up on Canadian, international suppliers as shoppers avoid American

NegativeCurrent Event

💬 64 comments

⬆︎ 1291 upvotes

Sobeys is criticized for mislabeling produce and providing generic responses to customer inquiries.

Found in /r/canada/

Feb 5, 2025

Why Canada is safe, for now, from very high egg prices | CBC News

NegativeCurrent Event

💬 76 comments

⬆︎ 135 upvotes

Mentioned in a comment expressing concern over price gouging.

Found in /r/canada/

Feb 3, 2025

IGA(Québec) started putting Country and province flags next to items

PositiveGeneral Discussion

💬 79 comments

⬆︎ 1378 upvotes

People are recommending to buy Canadian products and some mention this brand as a good example.

Found in /r/canada/

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