But Easy is not the only one affected by the collapse in consumption that has decimated sales and bankrupted hundreds of businesses across the country.

Other long-established chains are also closing their doors and leaving employees jobless, such as Vea, Yaguar, Ecomar, and Fravega.

The marked drop in sales is compounded by increased operating costs and a forced reconfiguration of the business throughout the country.

The news outlet Urgente24 notes that for three decades, Easy La Tablada was much more than just a store. Located at a strategic point in La Matanza, on Camino de Cintura and the iconic roundabout, it served as a landmark for families, business owners, and construction workers.

According to data provided by the Union of Commercial Employees and Workers of the Western Zone, the supermarket registered a sustained drop in sales of 30 to 50 percent during the last two years of Javier Milei’s neoliberal government.

These numbers show a clear trend: The year is ending, and mass consumption has failed to recover, with the austerity measures being felt by both households and businesses. Added to this is the sustained increase in commercial rents, one of the costs that most pressures the profitability of businesses.

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