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Re:An Economy of Overfed Middlemen by rahimnathwani on Monday July 25, 2022 @04:38PM (#32230584)
How does Walmart (cited early in the article) fit into this overall narrative?

As a consumer, I feel like Walmart operates in a competitive market. I go to Walmart even less often than I go to Target.

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Re:An Economy of Overfed Middlemen by cwmma on Monday July 25, 2022 @05:55PM (#32231455)
Target and Walmart have lots of control over sellers (technically as a Monopsony), if the don't carry your product, it doesn't get to consumers.

Also you may be lucky to have a choice, there are plenty of places where it's just a Walmart or target.

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