great depression on the cards, page-19

The markup is between 400% and 4000% for retail. Eyewear frames the market up is 4000%, fashion 1200%, tools 800% pots 400% to 800%. The problem is corporatisation closed all the small retailers. Eveyone wants to shop at large airconditioned shopping centres. Monopoly control is making markets inefficient, demanding larger profits, flooding the market and pushing out small retailers. There is a shortage of independent commercial realestate.

Large chain stores are isolating independent retailers so they have no traffic flow which results in lack of sales.
Its a very large problem.