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.
    • @[email protected]
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      fedilink
      -311 months ago

      My brother in christ, it’s garlic and chickpeas. I’m choosing not to call them garbanzo beans but specifically peas. Tho, yes, but it’s all blended and shit.

      • Flying Squid
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        711 months ago

        Peas and beans are both legumes and there’s no reason to separate them biologically into two types the way we do it.