Assertion: ice cream | /r/HasProperty | expensive treat
Facets:
value: for retail stores
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: prior to this
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Prior to this, ice cream was an expensive treat confined to those with access to an ice house.
text: Another reason for retailers to want in on ice cream sales via their private label products is that ice cream is an expensive category for retail stores, as it must be kept frozen and a lot of space must be given over to the category in order to keep up with the plethora of ice cream brands and varieties that consumers want to choose among.