To that end, the chain is aggressively courting city planners with plans for large scale discount stores in lower income areas thus bringing fresh, low-priced goods to food deserts and smaller formats in more upscale ares.

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Somewhat stylish, but primarily low-priced, furniture and other goods long appealed to college students.

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It is priced too low relative to other goods, so we spend too much on healthcare on efficiency grounds.

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