State lawmakers to call for grocery stores to release profits since pandemic

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State lawmakers to call for grocery stores to release profits since pandemic

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) - Lawmakers in Hartford plan to call on grocery stores Thursday afternoon to release their profits since the pandemic. This was sparked by a major Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report released last month that explored the causes behind supply chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic. The report suggested that larger retailers used rising costs as an opportunity to raise prices and therefore profits, saying these ret…