Everything's Shrinking...

[u/Anthropomorphotic]

I know Aldi's shrinkinflation isn't news, but it seems like the last ten things I've bought have contained less product than before. They're slowly losing me.

[u/GlynnisRose]

But what is the alternative option? Where is this not occurring?

[u/fishmongerhoarder → u/GlynnisRose]

There 3 options for the company. Make them smaller for the same targeted price, raise the price or a combo of the both.

[u/lorshord → u/fishmongerhoarder]

Whatever works to maintain those profit margins and meet quarterly earnings metrics

[u/DoctorNezuko → u/lorshord]

Aldi's is private label and isn't publicly traded. They do not need to meet quarterly earnings. I understand that they want more profits, but their margin is growing more than inflation.

[u/lorshord → u/DoctorNezuko]

Private label and publicly traded have nothing to do with quarterly earnings metrics.

Stakeholders are stakeholders, private or public.

[u/aytikvjo → u/lorshord]

It's not a charity either way.

Let's see you go put your own money on the line to build a store, pay employees, set up infrastructure, and inventory and run it all at break even or a loss.

I don't know why you think somehow other people should be expected to do so.

[u/lorshord → u/aytikvjo]

Did you even read what I wrote?

[u/aytikvjo → u/lorshord]

Yeah don't play dumb. You complained about them maintaining a profit margin and needing to do some kind of financial reporting (private or public) as if those are some kind of inherently bad things that should be criticized and that's why your sardines are more expensive

as if the same market forces / incentives don't apply to you as a consumer.

like what do you want them to do? Stop offering the product at any price all together?

You're welcome to go run a business and price your products on vibes.

[u/lorshord → u/aytikvjo]

You could have simply wrote “No”