I used to shop at their “affordable” stores. While technically cheaper than their main-line stores, almost everything would be on the verge of expiry, the stuff that wasn’t would go bad before the date. Fresh goods were basically halfway to compost.
This was in Vancouver, not a small back of beyond town.
Then I moved to London, England. And literally all the food was less than a quarter of the cost after exchange rate. And the quality…goddamn. Even the really cheap shops here have generally better quality produce than the expensive shops back home. It’s ridiculous.