11-30-2023, 05:44 PM
Sometimes workers are paid based on their time with the company. Foodland Keaau & Sack & Save have been around many more years than Malama. If a worker at Sack & Save has been with the company 20 years, they probably received raises over that time and will be paid more than a worker with 5 years on the job. Not saying that’s the reason, but it’s one possible factor.
On the other hand, when I lived on Maui the small Pukalani Foodland had astronomical prices. I once heard a checkout clerk say their store had the highest profit in the state, even more than the biggest Foodlands on Oahu. 100 paper coffee filters were over $5. I thought, how much can paper cost? Then Costco opened and 500 coffee filters sold for $2.50. So the answer was, paper doesn’t cost that much.
On the other hand, when I lived on Maui the small Pukalani Foodland had astronomical prices. I once heard a checkout clerk say their store had the highest profit in the state, even more than the biggest Foodlands on Oahu. 100 paper coffee filters were over $5. I thought, how much can paper cost? Then Costco opened and 500 coffee filters sold for $2.50. So the answer was, paper doesn’t cost that much.