Excellent news. This merger would have done massive harm to any state West of Kansas where Kroger and Albertsons make up the vast majority of grocery store options – especially in smaller towns.
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>In her ruling, she said that supermarkets are “distinct from other grocery retailers” and are not direct competitors to Walmart, Amazon and other companies that sell a wider range of goods. The merger would eliminate head-to-head competition between Albertsons and Kroger, potentially raising prices for consumers, she said in the ruling.
Yeah… I’m calling bullshit on that. Amazon, Walmart, Target and so on *absolutely* compete with them. I’ve had my phone open Amazon to check prices while shopping many times. I’d argue Albertsons/Kroger are less in competition than those due to geographic placement. There’s generally a good amount of distance between grocery stores in my experience and it’s clear which you will go to.
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Excellent news. This merger would have done massive harm to any state West of Kansas where Kroger and Albertsons make up the vast majority of grocery store options – especially in smaller towns.
>In her ruling, she said that supermarkets are “distinct from other grocery retailers” and are not direct competitors to Walmart, Amazon and other companies that sell a wider range of goods. The merger would eliminate head-to-head competition between Albertsons and Kroger, potentially raising prices for consumers, she said in the ruling.
Yeah… I’m calling bullshit on that. Amazon, Walmart, Target and so on *absolutely* compete with them. I’ve had my phone open Amazon to check prices while shopping many times. I’d argue Albertsons/Kroger are less in competition than those due to geographic placement. There’s generally a good amount of distance between grocery stores in my experience and it’s clear which you will go to.