John McCracken says he was shocked when he recently spotted a new sign at his local Loblaw-owned Superstore just outside Halifax, warning customers the store was conducting receipt checks when shoppers exit.
“I was really disgusted. I thought it was really adding insult to injury after all the price gouging,” said McCracken, referring to claims Loblaw has inflated grocery prices — which the retailer denies.
Several shoppers complained to CBC News about receipt-check signs they spotted within the past two weeks at their Loblaw-owned grocer, including Loblaws and Zehrs stores in Ontario. Each of those signs has now disappeared, but Loblaw won’t say if
