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Post date February 9, 2025

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When is a deal really a deal? We tracked prices at Old Navy and Canadian Tire to find out

A CBC Marketplace investigation tracked sale items at clothing retailer Old Navy for months, revealing dubious discounts for products advertised as on sale but they are in fact rarely at regular price. Old Navy’s parent company Gap Inc. would not comment on the findings.

If you walk into an Old Navy or browse online, you’re bound to find huge discounts offered and hot deals aplenty.

But an investigation by CBC’s Marketplace has found some of those bargains are not what they seem.

Marketplacetracked the price of items sold at two major retailers — Old Navy and Canadian Tire — checking how often those items went on sale and …