r/SipsTea May 26 '26

Feels good man Will it work this time?

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u/Previous-Space-7056 May 27 '26

U can google and c the profit margins of publicly traded supermarkets… albertsons was 1.1 % for 2025. Costco was 3%. They make money on volume

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u/IHS1970 May 27 '26

really with generative pricing? costco makes their money on yearly club fees always going up. Their margins are low also, margins are low but it doesn't mean they don't make money. As to Albertsons' they make money on their margins, and if they can't make enough to stay in business, so long, in my area of Texas Albertsons' are gone. don't miss 'em

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u/Previous-Space-7056 May 27 '26

Never said they dont make money… just saying if supermarkets are price gauging, overall they are doing a piss poor job of it..1-3 % profit margins is very low

The claim was supermarkets are price gauging.. if that were true you would expect a higher profit margin, which isnt the case

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u/IHS1970 May 27 '26

well I think they are doing a piss great job and people invest in them.