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Post by swampdog on Jul 16, 2024 19:09:18 GMT -5
When prices go up because of things like “supply chain” issues, after the supply chain is fixed, why do the prices stay high? Are they just training us to get used to paying a whole lot more so they can capture the higher profits? Sounds like price gouging if the prices remain high after the correction of the “shortage”.
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Post by 4ward on Jul 16, 2024 19:29:16 GMT -5
No, I think “WE”are just training “THEM”
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Post by TRTerror on Jul 16, 2024 20:51:18 GMT -5
AND This is why I started shoplifting dirt from WalMart...
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Post by slough on Jul 17, 2024 6:37:04 GMT -5
They raise prices, sales don't drop, why lower them?
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Jul 17, 2024 6:54:40 GMT -5
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Jul 17, 2024 6:54:40 GMT -5
They raise prices, sales don't drop, why lower them? Exactly!
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Post by ferris1248 on Jul 17, 2024 7:30:29 GMT -5
Supply and demand.
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Post by billybob on Jul 17, 2024 7:37:56 GMT -5
Sticky prices. They go up but don’t come down. Dang it. The other thing is quantity is also down LP grill tank fill to cereal box size
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Post by madm002 on Jul 17, 2024 7:46:38 GMT -5
Some cost input increases were not temporary.
1. Labor increases to hold onto the people you have. Salary costs for alot of businesses have really gone up. 2. International freight is still a problem. Container costs went up from HK to LA and really have not come back down. 3. To be sure some price increases were taken to maintain margins in the face of flat sales. That also ripples through the pricing channel. 4. Importation of inflation. If you purchase from an another country still struggling with inflation you costs go up with them.
I do not know how you fix it. I am glad to be retired, it is a very tough operating environment now.
Just like it took 3 years of crazy spending and a pandemic to raise
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Post by misterjr on Jul 17, 2024 8:41:58 GMT -5
My GF goes to Publix weekly and reports that some items are still out of stock.
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Post by johngalt on Jul 17, 2024 8:56:56 GMT -5
The dollar is constantly losing value. ie. debt.
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Post by Wayward_Son on Jul 17, 2024 8:58:13 GMT -5
Pretty much the same when fuel prices increased, lots of companies added surcharges. But when fuel prices dip, the surcharges don’t go down.
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Post by bswiv on Jul 17, 2024 10:08:15 GMT -5
Some cost input increases were not temporary. 1. Labor increases to hold onto the people you have. Salary costs for alot of businesses have really gone up. 2. International freight is still a problem. Container costs went up from HK to LA and really have not come back down. 3. To be sure some price increases were taken to maintain margins in the face of flat sales. That also ripples through the pricing channel. 4. Importation of inflation. If you purchase from an another country still struggling with inflation you costs go up with them. I do not know how you fix it. I am glad to be retired, it is a very tough operating environment now. Just like it took 3 years of crazy spending and a pandemic to raise Reread this a few times.................
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Post by gandy on Jul 17, 2024 10:58:21 GMT -5
How come? Because FU that's why.
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Post by cyclist on Jul 17, 2024 11:26:07 GMT -5
When prices go up because of things like “supply chain” issues, after the supply chain is fixed, why do the prices stay high? Are they just training us to get used to paying a whole lot more so they can capture the higher profits? Sounds like price gouging if the prices remain high after the correction of the “shortage”. 2024 Retail Sales Growth To Outpace Last Year's, Colliers Executive Sayshttps://www.costar.com/article/1812073408/2024-retail-sales-growth-to-outpace-last-years-colliers-executive-says
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Post by PolarsStepdad on Jul 17, 2024 11:36:16 GMT -5
Clearly it's the workers fault.
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