The US grocery slowdown is real

What is interesting is the subnational breakdown - volumes have been decreasing in the US West for over a year compared to the rest of the US, and overall sales have also decreased as well whereas they are stagnant in the rest of the US.

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Post by NuclearPM » Fri, Jul 17, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC

jackyinger wrote: post #2

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Post by mmh0000 » Fri, Jul 17, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC

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Post by quantified » Fri, Jul 17, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC

Avicebron wrote: post #3

They should just lead with people don't have any money to buy things because wages aren't increasing to match living expenses. It cuts back some of the fig leaves

Probably cuts back on some of the epic waste on the consumer side. Hope that ripples to cutting down waste throughout the system. Paying for stuff that isn't consumed is by definition waste.

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Post by qdotme » Fri, Jul 17, 2026, 10:38 PM UTC

Or.. is it a GLP-1 byproduct? These are powerful appetite suppressants.. in fact I'm curious if the mechanism of action of these peptides affects other impulse behavior, including impulse purchasing?

We know that people buy more when they are hungry. They also buy more when the smells of food are in the store (the other benefit of rotisserie chicken).

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Post by jawns » Fri, Jul 17, 2026, 10:38 PM UTC

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Post by stavros » Fri, Jul 17, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC

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