They also pay up to 90 days after they sold the products and get capital gains for that.

The other commenter brought up Kroger. A grocery store that operates on a 1.5% profit margin.

That’s not true

I don't know what to tell you. 1.5% profit margin is razor thin. There isn't anything to cut for the private stores or the government stores.

That's not true, and they make money in lots of ways:

You understand that the net profit of 1.5% includes all sales and all expenses, right? It's neat-o they're selling space in the store, but that's already factored in.

at target nobody touches the CHIPS, CEREAL, or any of the brand foods(like cookies crackers). its mostly the produce, drinks, freezer people are buying, and any otc pharm stuff.

if you can’t do it then quit sucking the air out and let someone else have a go

Kroger's revenue is $150B, with a net income of $2.3B. That is a profit margin of.....1.5%. One-point-five percent profit.

As I said, grocery stores operate on tiny margins. There isn’t much to cut either for the private store or the government store.

gross margin in 2024 was 22.3%

Gross margin is not profit, it only accounts for direct costs of the goods being sold. Hence why their profit is only 1.5%.

depends on the store and which location, some grocery store in certain areas certainly dont make even after a while.