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czo79 t1_j4bhx05 wrote

This happened back during the crazier days of the pandemic with beef. I remember Boyden farm ribeyes from the local coop being cheaper than feedlot ribeyes from shaws.

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ohnofluffy t1_j4dzvri wrote

Shaws feels like a scam these days.

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Norlin123 t1_j4e4hpa wrote

The all are a scam the pandemic has seen all big corporations have had their greatest profits in history

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wrenchindaddy802 t1_j4g7e9u wrote

Shaw's always felt like a scam. Definitely my least favorite out of shaw's/PC/Hannaford.

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rockstang t1_j4g9s7i wrote

Lol, when is it not? Same with Hannaford. I'm no economist and don't know all of the factors, but at this point it feels like we're just being taken advantage of. Market basket is generally better for us but I saw a really sharp uptick in prices this last week. I saw exactly what op was talking about; the cage free eggs were cheaper.

Edit 1: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/price-fixing-food-industry

I also read recently the majority of stores in the us are owned by only 3 different parent companies.

Edit 2: shaws is owned by Kroger which explains a bunch.

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