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I like it, but I don't understand it. The consumer doesn't know how much Carrefour paid to (e.g.) Nestle to buy the inflated products, so how is it not in Carr
by tetris11 3y ago
I like it, but I don't understand it.
The consumer doesn't know how much Carrefour paid to (e.g.) Nestle to buy the inflated products, so how is it not in Carrefour's interest to simply hike the price and blame Nestle for it?
Or is the price inflation from Nestle simply too high for Carrefour to pay, and they know that any extra efforts on their part to reap profit from these shrinkflated products would anger consumers.
- lopis 3y agoBut it's not a out the price, it's about the sneaky shrinking of the contents of the package.
- DonsDiscountGas 3y agoIf the manufacturer was raising prices then yeah Carrefour would probably do that. But "shrinkflation" is when they reduce the package contents (eg 830 grams of baby formula instead of 900g) and keep the price the same. The supermarket can't change the package contents. I'm quite sure they change the labels where appropriate (prices often have $/liter or whatever) but people often don't pay attention to that stuff.
- refurb 3y agoOthers could probably add greater detail, but I believe major brands can set a maximum price for consumers.
- ornornor 3y agoI thought most of what’s for sale in a typical supermarket now in Europe or America is more or less on consignment anyway, and manufacturers sign complex agreements with store brands regarding shelf placement, height, length, and price. How much do retailers actually control the price of what they sell, except their own brands and bulk produce?