On Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:09:18 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Bob Eager wrote:
To be fair, a 50% markup in a shop is pretty normal

Of course. But if shop A charges £100, and shop B charges £40,
something is wrong. The markup must be higher in shop A.

Depends on lots of things like overheads etc.

Look at a Sainsbury local etc. You don't get the same prices or choice
you get in a larger one. They generally stick to the higher profit
items. Or a Starbuck's coffee compared to one from a backstreet cafe.

It's likely to be even more so with something like a 'disability shop'
on the high street, who aren't going to have volume sales. They need to
cover the high rates etc.

The statement was "...markup...is pretty normal". Note, *markup*.

I agree the profit may be different.