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BlueJay2020on Sep 13, 2021 4:04pm
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RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:If you bought at $1.50...
RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:If you bought at $1.50...Ah, a classic discussion of the economics of supply and demand. Is the demand for restaurants sufficiently inelastic to allow for menu price increases to flow through to us? I would say yes - but only in the short-term while there is a novelty factor for being in a restaurant. After that, at best I think it's a zero sum game. The increase in prices will be offset by fewer customers and/or customers deciding to forgo dessert or a second beer.
I don't think SIR discloses average cheque (unlike Tim Hortons) so we'll probably never find out what happens!
Robsopinion wrote: Yes, but remember SIR also closed restaurants during the last 18 months.
the industry, across the board is increasing prices, all of the input costs for restaurants have increased, and with razor thin margins, price increases are the only option. Since we take our cut off top line, the top line sales, off fewer guests, and fewer stores, should be our saviour. Until the customers run out of money lol