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bucolic_frolic

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1. Any retailer with high dollar goods has excess baggage at this point

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri May 27, 2022, 06:34 AM

May 2022

As sales plunge they raise prices on food to try to maintain profit margins while simultaneously advertise they have low, low prices.

"Low, low prices" are a bugaboo with me. Any time I see it, in parking lot banners or on TV, it's because they just raised prices big time.

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3 takeaways from Dollar General, Dollar Tree earnings that sent stocks soaring [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 OP

Any retailer with high dollar goods has excess baggage at this point bucolic_frolic May 2022 #1

I think Macy's had a good outlook going forward but Walmart Tomconroy May 2022 #2

Things are changing for sure. samplegirl May 2022 #3

I spend less time in my nearby Family Dollar than I ever did. House of Roberts May 2022 #4

What do I give a hoot about these billionaire-owned companies, fighting to retain their SWBTATTReg May 2022 #5

Dollar General will go into rural areas where there is no competition and clean up. Chainfire May 2022 #6

An unfortunate thing indeed. A lot of small towns have no choices available to them, other SWBTATTReg May 2022 #7

I felt sort of sorry for one of the employees Chainfire May 2022 #8