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Grocery costs: Why are stores owned by the same companies charging different prices? (bc.ctvnews.ca)

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[–] BakedGoods@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 years ago (1 child)

A profit driven company will always sell a product for as much as they can. Costs doesn't factor into price at all.

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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Not true. They will price their inventory in a way that maximizes profit for all of it. Sometimes that means individual products being sold for cheaper.

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[–] snooggums@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago

Or not being sold directly to customers, but to discount retailers.

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