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Melon

(992 posts)
15. That's right.
Sat Dec 27, 2025, 10:08 PM
6 hrs ago

The corporations that survived forever ever at 13% margins got used to 25% margins during Covid. The corporations and the stock market got used to those earnings. Raw material margins in manufacturing and base chemicals are down to pre-COVID. The corporations are maintaining the higher margins and preventing deflation. Products close to the consumer like milk and eggs are down in price, but highly processed goods have inflated margins. Negotiate on behalf of consumers to return margins to pre covid numbers and our prices will come down without gimmicks that hurt the markets.

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"Pricing", eh? I hope he gets egg on his face, again. marble falls 9 hrs ago #1
People will realize dweller 9 hrs ago #2
If Trump gets grocery corporations to lower their pricing, He is still a pedo !! stonecutter357 9 hrs ago #3
Canadian laws do not govern pricing in the US. n/t Ms. Toad 9 hrs ago #4
I mentioned that as an example, not to imply we were under the same laws. applegrove 9 hrs ago #7
your point was obvious (to me anyway) ret5hd 9 hrs ago #8
Obviously not. Who here said it does?? Disaffected 3 hrs ago #21
But, "Affordability is a hoax." Bayard 9 hrs ago #5
A lot of grocery items are low profit margin Turbineguy 9 hrs ago #6
Back During The Grocery Shortage Days During The Pandemic - I Talked With Some Stockboys That Were Working The Shelves.. global1 8 hrs ago #9
How do you lower the price of coffee and other import items? Keepthesoulalive 8 hrs ago #10
I would never sue someone NOT to lower prices. Please get lower grocery prices by any means. Melon 8 hrs ago #11
But when they do that for Trump and the jig is up, applegrove 8 hrs ago #12
He'll no I don't want a rebate. I right contracts for a living. I write rebates for suckers. Melon 7 hrs ago #13
I love the 'special pricing' fraud Conjuay 7 hrs ago #14
That's right. Melon 6 hrs ago #15
Grocery store net profits are only around 2% MichMan 6 hrs ago #16
Walmarts margins Net in 2019 pre Covid 1.30% versus 2025 Net margin 2.85%. 119% improvements in margins Melon 5 hrs ago #17
Would you be satisfied if your retirement savings made a 2.85% annual return? MichMan 4 hrs ago #19
There model was high volume...low margin forever. Melon 4 hrs ago #20
As I've said before... gulliver 5 hrs ago #18
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