It’s no secret that store prices are sky rocketing, but what exactly is the cause?

Well, experts say there are quite a few of them. “So you think about the port issues on the west coast, the fact that economy is flushed with cash, and there’s increased consumer demand as shopping habits have really change,” President of The Maryland Retailers Association Cailey Locklair said.

“All of that being the perfect storm is pushing prices up. Its going to be a time when we have to significantly pull back on our spending as consumers,” Salisbury University’s Perdue School of Business Professor Dr. Memo Diriker said.

I spoke with consumers and experts who say that time is now and have tips you should keep in mind as you make your way down the aisle. “At some of these discount stores or warehouse stores they obviously specialize in bulk sale so that’s somethings that going to save you money,” Locklair said.

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