I price something at X, and “no one can afford it,” so I RAISE the price? Never. You lower the price or you go from one day of no sales to an eternity of no sales.
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Grocery chains have to raise their prices because of all the wastage. They buy something at X try to sell it at XY, but it does not sell, so they reduce prices to XY-1, but it still does not sell so they try XY-2, but by that time the product is past its shelf life and has to be thrown out. Each one of those steps requires handling, employee wages etc.
But people demand the product anyway, so they buy more, but sell at a higher price to account for all the waste and handling. By now the price is so high only some of the people can afford it.
Everyone else complains the price is too high, Remember grocery chains operate on something like a 2% margin. Its a viscous circle and is usually called inflation.
Right now meat sales are headed to your “eternity of no sales”.
How are people demanding the product that they are not buying? And NOBODY EVER said, hey, this ain’t selling, so let’s raise the price.
UNTIL SHOPLIFTING AT ALL STORES—INCLUDING GROCERY STORES-—IS ERADICATED-—PRICES WILL STAY HIGH.
YOU & I ARE PAYING FOR WHAT WE LEAVE THE STORE WITH-—
THE THIEF IS NOT PAYING.