Grocery property controls raise a question you won’t find on a price tag: who gets to sell food near your supermarket? Dr. Sylvain Charlebois helps you see how location can limit competition, and where you might still find alternatives.

You hear that food margins are thin, then learn a grocer can buy nearby land and leave it unused. Why spend money on a site that sells nothing? The answer changes how you look at the stores, parking lots and shopping centres around you.

A dollar store with food aisles already challenges the usual definition of a grocer. Independents offer another possibility, even when they use a major company’s wholesaler. What can they put on the shelves that a chain store might not?

Topics: grocery competition, property controls, independent stores, Dollarama, Canadian Tire

GUEST: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois | @‌foodprofessor

Originally aired on 2026-10-01

Grocery property controls raise a question you won&rsquo;t find on a price tag: who gets to sell food near your supermarket? Dr. Sylvain Charlebois helps you see how location can limit competition, and where you might still find alternatives.
You hear that food margins are thin, then learn a grocer can buy nearby land and leave it unused. Why spend money on a site that sells nothing? The answer changes how you look at the stores, parking lots and shopping centres around you.
A dollar store with food aisles already challenges the usual definition of a grocer. Independents offer another possibility, even when they use a major company&rsquo;s wholesaler. What can they put on the shelves that a chain store might not?
Topics: grocery competition, property controls, independent stores, Dollarama, Canadian Tire
GUEST: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois | @&zwnj;foodprofessor
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-10-01

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From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane&rsquo;s signature style&mdash;thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real.
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