Just because they were technically suppressed by the Equality Faction didn't mean that the Superiority Faction were struggling per se. They had their strengths that the Equality Faction could not match, especially in the form of higher-quality goods imported into Andrato and sold through their shops.
To give a suitable comparison, the Equality Faction had higher military and political power in Andrato, but the Superiority Faction had the best foreign relations and financial power, leading to a tense stalemate of sorts.
They had a well-known chain store manned by the House of Polivar, which was the one Darius was about to enter with Gunner. He knew that if he wanted quality items that could function better than mere steel, he had to come here.
