Key Points

  • As shoppers await price cuts, retailers like Home Depot say their prices have stabilized and some national consumer brands have paused price increases or announced more modest ones.
  • Yet some industry watchers predict deflation for food at home later this year.
  • Falling prices could bring new challenges for retailers, such as pressure to drive more volume or look for ways to cover fixed costs, such as higher employee wages.
  • @Toneswirly
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    3611 months ago

    Yall made your nut with pandemic price hikes, now eat your fuckin crow.

    • FenrirIII
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      2511 months ago

      They won’t. They will continue to cut costs by skipping health and safety requirements and laying off employees. There must always be profit.

      • @dragonflyteaparty
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        311 months ago

        There must always be as much profit as possible no matter who suffers*