Alternative Options Keep Immense Pressure On Grocers To Keep Prices Low
September 28, 2015 | 1 min to read
Who knew selling food would be so cutthroat?
Food rounds out the Top 3 household expenditures, after transportation and housing.
And the landscape is littered with those that have been put out of business (Pathmark and Super Fresh), or bought out recently. Acme Markets' scooping up some Pathmark stores after its parent, A&P, went bankrupt over the summer is the latest.
Experts say more alternative grocery options exist now than ever before, and grocers face immense pressure to keep prices low.
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