Consumers are voting with their wallets and retailers are making it easier

 

The Globe and Mail, March 14, 2025
(Source: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-us-product-sales-dropping-in-empire-grocery-stores-during-trade-war/)

In the wake of the tariff chaos, many people have talked about changing their shopping habits but this store from today's Globe and Mail is a piece of concrete evidence that retailers are seeing the talk turned into action.

Consumer are seeking out and buying Canadian products, and retailers are making it easier to find them. 

Loblaws, a competitor of Empire, is using a Maple Leaf to indicate Canadian products, and a "T" to indicate US-made products that are subject to a tariff when they enter Canada.

Canadian content and Tariff explanation on the Loblaws website
(Source: https://www.loblaw.ca/en/tariffs/)