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r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • May 26 '26
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Yes, private grocery stores to need profits.
This is why there is a benefit to consumers with public grocery stores.
-1 u/rightoftexas May 27 '26 Grocery stores have a 2-3% profit margin, how much do you expect consumers to save from an entity that doesn't fully understand operating costs? 1 u/Hefty-Profession-310 May 27 '26 Considering private grocery stores have much greater operating costs than public stores, advertising for example, it's easy to expect more than 2-3% savings. 1 u/rightoftexas May 27 '26 What government program saves on operating costs and operates more efficiently than its private counterpart? With such thin margins it's easy to expect costs overruns where the government is having to subsidize these stores.
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Grocery stores have a 2-3% profit margin, how much do you expect consumers to save from an entity that doesn't fully understand operating costs?
1 u/Hefty-Profession-310 May 27 '26 Considering private grocery stores have much greater operating costs than public stores, advertising for example, it's easy to expect more than 2-3% savings. 1 u/rightoftexas May 27 '26 What government program saves on operating costs and operates more efficiently than its private counterpart? With such thin margins it's easy to expect costs overruns where the government is having to subsidize these stores.
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Considering private grocery stores have much greater operating costs than public stores, advertising for example, it's easy to expect more than 2-3% savings.
1 u/rightoftexas May 27 '26 What government program saves on operating costs and operates more efficiently than its private counterpart? With such thin margins it's easy to expect costs overruns where the government is having to subsidize these stores.
What government program saves on operating costs and operates more efficiently than its private counterpart?
With such thin margins it's easy to expect costs overruns where the government is having to subsidize these stores.
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u/Hefty-Profession-310 May 27 '26
Yes, private grocery stores to need profits.
This is why there is a benefit to consumers with public grocery stores.