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Speaking of Walmart... Grocery Prices here are skyrocketing. We watch our food bill closely, and are finding that increases or reduced packaging/quantity/weight factors have added about 20% since October.
The fear that local merchants had when Walmart came in... that after Walmart owned the market, the prices would rise uncontrollably seems to be coming true. Our small town has lost two Major Markets (Jewel, Econofoods).
KMart, Target, Big Lots, The Dollar Tree, and even our Menard's and Rural King (like Lowes amd Tractor Supply) are selling food... but all at high prices.
What passes for Farmers' Market has prices beyond the reach of middle class. Lettuce @ $1.75/head, tomatoes @ $2.50/lb.,etc. Organic be damned.
Even our local Aldi's and Sav a Lot prices have increased, but are still about 25% or more below Walmart.
Costco and Sams are too distant, and our quantity needs are less than offered anyway.
The strangest part is that no one seems to talk about these price increases.
Commodities and Energy... not subject to supply/demand.
