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freefaler12/08/20251 replyview on HN

No profits == no business. Profits in very competitive markets might be low, but you still need them to survive. Walmart is under 6% of profit, but due to the enormous revenue it is still a lot.


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tehjoker12/08/2025

That’s not the question, it’s where do profits come from in the economic equation? What part of the value chain is adding but not subtracting its full cut?

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