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Not really, or, at least, not at the same scale. Staples (peanut butter, canned fruit, etc.) tend to have store brands, but grocery stores doesn't have a store
by etchalon 3y ago
Not really, or, at least, not at the same scale.
Staples (peanut butter, canned fruit, etc.) tend to have store brands, but grocery stores doesn't have a store brand version of the vast majority of popular products.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoAnd so what if they did? Are manufacturers not allowed to sell to customers directly?
- etchalon 3y agoIf they did, whether it'd be something of concern would be a function of the grocery stores market size and capture. If Walmart, for instance, were to start creating Walmart-branded everything after in-store product trials by small companies, that'd be a concern.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoWalmart has done that, for decades. They have tons of their own brand in their stores selling for cheaper next to the more brand name items. Equate, Mainstay, etc. In fact, everyone does it. Target, Costco, CVS, Walgreens, etc. It is basic price discrimination / segmentation strategy.
- etchalon 3y agoAs I said above, staples tend to have store-brand equivalents. But you don't see Walmart creating store-brand knock-offs of every popular product on their shelves.
- jonas21 3y agoAt my local supermarket, there is a store-brand option in basically every popular product category. And I can't even recall visiting a major chain grocery store where this was not the case (at least not in the last 5 years).
- tick_tock_tick 3y ago> but grocery stores doesn't have a store brand version of the vast majority of popular products Yes they do. I can shop at safeway and buy nothing buy safeway branch shit easily.