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MichMan

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4. Grocery store profit margins are approximately 2%

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Mon Nov 4, 2024, 03:35 PM

Nov 2024

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/profit-margin-supermarket-22467.html

All the current price gouging laws in states address retailers charging excessively during emergencies like weather related or power outages. They are not designed to determine what the market price of a box of Cheerios should be.

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"Can't wait for the Harris DOJ to charge these grocery companies with price gouging" BumRushDaShow Nov 2024 #2

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Grocery store profit margins are approximately 2% MichMan Nov 2024 #4

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Everyone concerned should research who owns these grocery chains, their nationality and their citizenship, Jit423 Nov 2024 #8