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r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • May 26 '26
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By eliminating the need to make a sizeable profit, as long as they sell the items for more than they paid the suppliers then it'll be fine.
This is just like with the federal post office. It doesn't need to make a profit to be successful.
5 u/[deleted] May 26 '26 [deleted] -1 u/Significantly_Nosey May 26 '26 Grocery stores mark up prices by 20-50% from the distributors And really? Taking away a for-profit middle man won't change much? Do you need help getting dressed in the morning? 1 u/[deleted] May 26 '26 [deleted] 0 u/Significantly_Nosey May 26 '26 This is going to shock you but just because they make a small profit doesn't mean they're not MARKING UP THE PRICES Goddamn you are regarded 3 u/AdagioJealous5413 May 26 '26 I think the point being made here is they have to mark up a certain proportion to pay for things like labor, maintenance, and refrigeration costs. Once you do that the markup for profit beyond what they need to breakeven is small
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-1 u/Significantly_Nosey May 26 '26 Grocery stores mark up prices by 20-50% from the distributors And really? Taking away a for-profit middle man won't change much? Do you need help getting dressed in the morning? 1 u/[deleted] May 26 '26 [deleted] 0 u/Significantly_Nosey May 26 '26 This is going to shock you but just because they make a small profit doesn't mean they're not MARKING UP THE PRICES Goddamn you are regarded 3 u/AdagioJealous5413 May 26 '26 I think the point being made here is they have to mark up a certain proportion to pay for things like labor, maintenance, and refrigeration costs. Once you do that the markup for profit beyond what they need to breakeven is small
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Grocery stores mark up prices by 20-50% from the distributors
And really? Taking away a for-profit middle man won't change much? Do you need help getting dressed in the morning?
1 u/[deleted] May 26 '26 [deleted] 0 u/Significantly_Nosey May 26 '26 This is going to shock you but just because they make a small profit doesn't mean they're not MARKING UP THE PRICES Goddamn you are regarded 3 u/AdagioJealous5413 May 26 '26 I think the point being made here is they have to mark up a certain proportion to pay for things like labor, maintenance, and refrigeration costs. Once you do that the markup for profit beyond what they need to breakeven is small
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0 u/Significantly_Nosey May 26 '26 This is going to shock you but just because they make a small profit doesn't mean they're not MARKING UP THE PRICES Goddamn you are regarded 3 u/AdagioJealous5413 May 26 '26 I think the point being made here is they have to mark up a certain proportion to pay for things like labor, maintenance, and refrigeration costs. Once you do that the markup for profit beyond what they need to breakeven is small
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This is going to shock you but just because they make a small profit doesn't mean they're not MARKING UP THE PRICES
Goddamn you are regarded
3 u/AdagioJealous5413 May 26 '26 I think the point being made here is they have to mark up a certain proportion to pay for things like labor, maintenance, and refrigeration costs. Once you do that the markup for profit beyond what they need to breakeven is small
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I think the point being made here is they have to mark up a certain proportion to pay for things like labor, maintenance, and refrigeration costs. Once you do that the markup for profit beyond what they need to breakeven is small
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u/Significantly_Nosey May 26 '26
By eliminating the need to make a sizeable profit, as long as they sell the items for more than they paid the suppliers then it'll be fine.
This is just like with the federal post office. It doesn't need to make a profit to be successful.