I worked for a number of years in a specialty
retail shop and our GP margin was a lot higher
than those of the supermarkets. Our prices were
higher than competitors who ran similar outlets
in the same industry. Were we price gouging
because we charged higher prices? I think not
and our customers were free to buy elsewhere .
By the same token, as a small family business
we were cheaper on exactly the same products
that a hardware store would sell you and
on some items we were cheaper and supplying
a superior product.
At the end of the day you quote a price and it
is up to the customer to accept it or buy
elsewhere.
I won’t defend the supermarkets on under
paying staff but this whole price gouging
argument is infantile.
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