Community-Led Grocery Initiative Aims to Bypass Retail Markups
A news report highlights a pilot program in Abbotsford where a community group buy initiative is attempting to lower food costs. By pooling $100 monthly contributions from participating families, the group purchases produce directly from wholesalers, aiming to eliminate traditional retail markups. The report notes that 160 families have signed up for the pilot, which seeks to provide a more affordable alternative to standard grocery store pricing by sourcing items like carrots and other produce in bulk.
Sooo.... Instead of buying from a store who gets their goods from wholesale and sells to you with a margin, you have THIS DUDE who buys from wholesale and sells to you with HIS margin. With the difference of paying a monthly fee instead of per sale transactions, so you have no ch
Peaches aren't $5 a pound when peaches are in season. If people shopped seasonally this wouldn't happen. Product is insanely priced cause people want peaches in February so they have to grow them in Argentina and ship them 6000 miles to America so Karen can have a summer ride pea
Whoa, a food co-op. What will they think of next.
Ya, those grocery stores with their 2% margins have had it too good for too long.
Just needed somebody to take the lead and do it. Anyone could have done it and they didn't. He did and he is getting dissed for it. Too bad.
wow, he invented a co-op, or community supported agriculture. Good for them, better late than never...
so you are telling me that a man invcented local shopping that have been around for 12000 years ?
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This guy invented a supermarket.
so.. how long did it last befor people started abusing the system and get more than they should. u know it has to have happend already.