--- title: General Mills Increases Profits while No One Notices description: General Mills is refraining from lowering prices to get shelf space in Wal-Mart, and sales have been declining. But meanwhile, profits have been increasing. image: http://blog.pricebeam.com/hubfs/Blog/brandhealth.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://blog.pricebeam.com/general-mills-increases-profits-while-no-one-notices#main-content) [![PriceBeam](https://blog.pricebeam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/lead-flow-images/PBLogoTransparent%20(1).png?width=400&height=100&name=PBLogoTransparent%20(1).png)](https://www.pricebeam.com/) - Solutions ![RGM360](https://blog.pricebeam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RGM360_Headlines.png?width=319&height=255&name=RGM360_Headlines.png)[PriceBeam RGM360](https://www.pricebeam.com/rgm360) is an end-to-end Revenue Optimization Platform, offering unmatched value by integrating market research, internal data with AI and next-generation simulation and optimization tools. 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Thus, consumer goods firms are lowering their prices to compete for shelf space in retail stores: Except from General Mills, who decided to refrain from lowering prices and instead maintain margins. Consequently, General Mills has seen a decline in sales lately. Business media bring stories about General Mills' "inability to cut prices", and that this remains one of General Mills' "biggest challenges". However, what these stories fail to report is that General Mills has seen a much higher growth in **profits** than competitors such as ConAgra Brands. In fact, while sales were "disappointing", profits surpassed analysts' expectations. This story is yet another testimonial to the completely [misguided focus on sales instead of profits](https://blog.pricebeam.com/how-to-incentivize-salespeople-goal-setting-bonuses-and-commissions). General Mills has one of the highest profit margins in spite of a price war, and those competitors choosing to cater to margin-deteriorating pricing practices exercised by giants such as Wal-Mart and Target will find themselves fighting a losing battle no matter what. 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