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[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Concerns with this model.

  • Scalping. What is preventing people from buying out the store in bulk and reselling outside the store for a profit.
  • 30% of what? If private grocery stores drop their prices/profits to be competitive, will these municipal stores drop their prices again? I would think a set profit rate for a municipal store would cut out price gouging, but allow private grocery stores to continue operations.
  • What are actual profit margins that grocery stores in the city are running on? Many articles say 1-3% profits are typical for grocery stores. Is this true for NYC?
  • Is this expected to a budget expense or a self funded operation after the initial investment?
[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

As someone that used to buy produce wholesale at the same warehouse that several local supermarkets did, you have no idea how much produce is marked up for retail. None at all.

[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I suppose there's a big markup to account for what they'll end up throwing out, and then the high price is part of why there's so much unsold and needing to be disposed of.

[–] VinegarChunks@lemmus.org 1 points 2 hours ago

A ton of produce looks unappetizing, goes bad and has to be thrown out.

[–] tresspass@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

Nooo but how will the private grocery stores compete with this 😭😭😭

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 19 points 6 hours ago

This dude balanced the budget while increasing school funding and this? It's almost like the DNC is full of thieves…

[–] sportsjorts@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 hours ago

Dude is the America that I want. TIL that America has municipal grocery stores.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

My god, what kind of hellhole is this Communist turning NYC into?

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

The funniest headlines from NYP and Fox are simultaneously promoting socialist democrats and criticizing the DNC centrist they are aiming to replace lol.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 9 points 9 hours ago

Why do his backup singers look so grumpy?

This isn't supposed to be snarky, by the way. I love what Mamdani's doing, this is just about the photography and the editorial choice to use that photo instead of one three seconds later where they might be smiling

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