all pretty feel good for the local bloke here
fact is on a saturday bcf is a lot busier then the local shop, local guy may be selling high quality gera but generaly this is low margin stuff
all the while bcf is taking their low value high margin sales
big shops cost more to run, in our business the stock holdings we carry add about 15% to overheads bigger overdrafts to maintain, bigger yard, more costs etc
another thing to consider.