>>22432
Higher taxation combined with the increasing costs to maintain real estate and the infrastructure needed for retail businesses is forcing all these retail companies to raise prices unfortunately. Of-course this ends up pissing off most consumers but what else can they possibly do without facing insolvency? Bad monetary policies by local, State and the executive government (Congress included) exacerbated this economic crisis. We are simply seeing a slow motion domino effect across the country. This country is massive so it takes time before the end result will kick in and upend our way of life. This is only one of many dominos to fall. There will be tens of thousands more to come within this decade, and depending where you live it may take some time before you yourself see it.