Why not a co-op instead? Owned by members rather than a corporation/shareholders.
On the other hand, if government subsidization works well for medication (with the PBS) and university (with CSP places), maybe it’d work well for other necessities like food too.
Owned by individual isn’t the same thing. Whoever owns the IGA still has an interest in making a profit. A Co-op is like a club where the store is owned by club members. The idea is the store sells everything at/near cost price.
Whether your co-op can buy cheaper than Colesworth retail prices is a different matter.
The Government however can in theory buy products at enough scale to be at a comparable wholesale price to Colesworth - and if they start selling at/near wholesale cost price, it can put pressure on the duopoly to actually compete.
Why not a co-op instead? Owned by members rather than a corporation/shareholders.
On the other hand, if government subsidization works well for medication (with the PBS) and university (with CSP places), maybe it’d work well for other necessities like food too.
Like IGA. Pretty sure they’re owned by individuals.
Owned by individual isn’t the same thing. Whoever owns the IGA still has an interest in making a profit. A Co-op is like a club where the store is owned by club members. The idea is the store sells everything at/near cost price.
Whether your co-op can buy cheaper than Colesworth retail prices is a different matter.
The Government however can in theory buy products at enough scale to be at a comparable wholesale price to Colesworth - and if they start selling at/near wholesale cost price, it can put pressure on the duopoly to actually compete.