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Re:French supermarket using ‘shrinkflation’ stickers to pres... by pkaye on Saturday September 16, 2023 @12:33PM (#37536285)
Of course the supermarket also does shrinkflation but I bet they never put the stickers there.

> Consumer groups say “shrinkflation” is a widespread practice, which supermarkets like Carrefour are also guilty of in their private label products.

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Re:French supermarket using ‘shrinkflation’ stickers to pres... by lm28469 on Saturday September 16, 2023 @12:48PM (#37536416)
Most supermarkets in France operate at low single digit net margin on most products. If something goes up 20% it's very rarely on them
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Re:French supermarket using ‘shrinkflation’ stickers to pres... by older on Saturday September 16, 2023 @02:37PM (#37537372)
How is number of digits in their margin of any relevance? They post record profits with these tiny margins: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/carrefour-p...
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