▲ 831 ▼ Did grocery chains take advantage of COVID shortages to raise prices? FTC says yes in new report (www.usatoday.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 68 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] spaduf@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago (3 children) Shouldn't we blame this on the food monopolies rather than grocery stores? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] DeadWorld@lemm.ee 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) Plenty of blame to go around here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] witheyeandclaw@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago They both posted record profits. permalink fedilink source parent [–] paddirn@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Retail chains actually have a lot of pull over the market, the individual food companies are more beholden to the grocery chains than you might think. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The grocery stores are mostly monopolies too. I am lucky enough to have a couple good small privately owned grocery stores near me. Their prices haven't gone up nearly as much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DeadWorld@lemm.ee 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) Plenty of blame to go around here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] witheyeandclaw@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago They both posted record profits. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] witheyeandclaw@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago They both posted record profits. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Retail chains actually have a lot of pull over the market, the individual food companies are more beholden to the grocery chains than you might think. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The grocery stores are mostly monopolies too. I am lucky enough to have a couple good small privately owned grocery stores near me. Their prices haven't gone up nearly as much. permalink fedilink source parent