• Tavarin@lemmy.ca
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        8 months ago

        Tell that to Loblaws with it’s multi-billion dollars a year in profits since lockdowns.

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          8 months ago

          Someone should sue them, then! Let’s see how he feels when someone lobs a law bomb at Loblaws’ Bob Loblaw.

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          8 months ago

          It doesn’t matter what their profit is if their margin is only 2%.

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            8 months ago

            It’s 4% for Loblaws, and when the profit is billions it does matter.

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              8 months ago

              It doesn’t, because you still have a tiny margin. Get one bad year and your business will be wiped out.

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                8 months ago

                Not when the profit is billions, Loblaws could run at at a sizeable loss for the next decade and still be fine.

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                  8 months ago

                  No, it can’t. 4% loss will wipe out everything they’ve earned. That’s the problem with low margins.

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                    8 months ago

                    Yes it can, they’ve been making billions in profits every year for years. Unless they are morons and frittered away the profits, they absolutely can run at a moderate loss for years.

                    Why are you defending billionaires?