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No, it would not. Consumers are price sensitive for food, and profit margins are not the same across different types of substitute goods. It's precisely how D
by bduerst 7y ago
No, it would not. Consumers are price sensitive for food, and profit margins are not the same across different types of substitute goods.
It's precisely how Dollar Trees and Dollar Generals have been pushing out grocery stores in the US right now, by not offering fresh produce, meat, or other traditional loss items. Planet Money even has a podcast on it: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/04/26/717665452/episode-909-dollar-stores-vs-lettuce https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/04/26/717665452/epis...
Imagine the grocery store in your area carrying only frozen and canned meat and produce, because that is what it would push.