Gas versus groceries

Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 10:01 in Mathematics & Economics

A University of Alberta researcher says grocery retailers need to take heed that a jump at the pumps will be a blow to their bottom line. Alberta School of Business professor Yu Ma notes that if stores want to survive, they’ll have to change their tactics in the face of rising gas prices in order to attract shoppers "hungry" for better deals.

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