at the risk of engaging in the folly of a "subtance demander," and making an actual point, what do you think will happen when you "force" a grocery store to sell their goods at a loss? they will charitably do so? or is it more likely they will simply stop selling that good?

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Empty shelves and black markets. I'm thinking about how it would play out in a scenario like the egg shortage in early 2022 (caused by bird flu) where prices spiked. The FTC would ban price increases. Shelves would be empty, but if you're desperate you could probably find eggs to buy under the table for $10/carton or drive 60 miles to the store that just got a fresh supply. Farms would not be incentivized to increase production because they couldn't make money.