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Grocery costs: Why are stores owned by the same companies charging different prices? (bc.ctvnews.ca)
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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I needed a few cinnamon sticks. Went to Save On Foods.

    Spice aisle: small spice jar with maybe 8 sticks in it. $6.99.

    Ethnic food aisle: 4lb bag with like 100 sticks: $4.00.

    It's exhausting.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    A lot of that is for to the distributor.

    What people don't realize is that grocery stores don't really order/stock everything themselves. A lot of product is brought in by vendors who bought shelf space. The big guys, like Nabisco, coke, Pepsi, Frito lay, Bimbo, etc., all order and stock their own stuff.

    They might be getting standard spices from over distributor and the Mexican spices from another, etc.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Never heard of that where I am, sounds pretty cool.

    Do they have any restrictions preventing "well-off" looking individuals from shopping for the cheaper items, or possibly are these cheaper items a different brand with the same thing lower priced?

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