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16. It is more likely that the low minimum wage didn't allow enough discretionary spending

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Mon Sep 30, 2019, 10:46 AM

Sep 2019

To generate enough sales.

Ford famously increased wages so his workers could afford the product they made.

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West Hartford ShopRite to close in November, citing 'business climate' and new minimum wage [View all] George II Sep 2019 OP

Good, if you can't afford to pay people $11 an hour in OliverQ Sep 2019 #1

Good? Tell that to the people who will be losing their jobs in Nov - I'm sure they'll appreciate it George II Sep 2019 #4

That's the fault of a greedy company. OliverQ Sep 2019 #6

No, they're not blaming Democrats. George II Sep 2019 #7

Who do you think passed the minimum wage law? kcr Sep 2019 #15

Are you opposed to increasing the minimum wage? nt. Mariana Sep 2019 #30

Certainly seems that way melman Sep 2019 #32

So the company Turin_C3PO Sep 2019 #36

What "regulations"? kwolf68 Sep 2019 #2

It sure does. They can't cover a 3% increase in costs from a 10% increase in wages? Who's ... marble falls Sep 2019 #3

That's exactly what it is RandiFan1290 Sep 2019 #11

Tell us more, Randi.. you know why this Cha Sep 2019 #12

Ah, you know more about why this was posted than the person who posted it? George II Sep 2019 #17

So why was it posted? melman Sep 2019 #40

Because it was. George II Sep 2019 #42

+1 melman Sep 2019 #26

When Walmart and Stop&Shop pay $11 an hour and your store can't somebody's screwing it up. TheBlackAdder Sep 2019 #5

I was a stock Clerk at a grocery store in Ohio back in 1980 maxrandb Sep 2019 #14

It's more like $81.6k ... VMA131Marine Sep 2019 #33

I bet the stock clerks at Walmart aren't making maxrandb Sep 2019 #39

Fuck them! smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #8

The local Walmart here is starting new hires DeminPennswoods Sep 2019 #9

The catch is the number of hours happybird Sep 2019 #38

My parents live in a rural, poorer area, and Wal-Mart is hiring at $11.50 obamanut2012 Sep 2019 #10

If they can't absorb a 90 cent increase then they ran a bad business Takket Sep 2019 #13

It is more likely that the low minimum wage didn't allow enough discretionary spending grantcart Sep 2019 #16

Exactly. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #28

About this particular Shop Rite.... drbtg1 Sep 2019 #18

One of those Wal-Mart Express stores went out of business in West Hartford a few years back as well NewJeffCT Sep 2019 #19

Yeah, I heard about them closing the Bishop's Corner Whole Foods a while ago. drbtg1 Sep 2019 #22

We're not far from the new Shop Rite in Cromwell. We're amazed they built that.... George II Sep 2019 #21

Well, at least they kept Chicago Sam's! :) drbtg1 Sep 2019 #23

I've only been in there once since it became Chicago Sam's. I was there too many times... George II Sep 2019 #25

Guessed this. They grabbed chance to blame min wage increase. Hortensis Sep 2019 #20

They're not the same company. durablend Sep 2019 #35

Oh, whoops. Thanks for the correction. Hortensis Sep 2019 #41

Really bad for for a business to give themselves outright praise.... TidalWave46 Sep 2019 #24

So these business geniuses cannnot pay their dedicated associates a living wage? guillaumeb Sep 2019 #27

Won't pay the new minimum wage? - good riddance... lame54 Sep 2019 #29

I started 2 weeks ago at $11 at Stew Leonards as a cashier in NJ. no_hypocrisy Sep 2019 #31

I'm from Norwalk CT originally. The first of home of Stew Leonard's and they are awesome. TeamPooka Oct 2019 #45

Thats just another way of saying people dont want what their selling Tiggeroshii Sep 2019 #34

Every Shop-Rite I've ever been in customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #37

The ones by me are the opposite krispos42 Sep 2019 #43

So they're not waiting to feel the effects of the new minimum wage krispos42 Sep 2019 #44