If the Kroger-Albertsons merger goes through, that combined company + Walmart would control 70% of the grocery market in over 160 cities.
Think grocery prices are bad now?
Without competition, it would be a price gouging free-for-all.
This is why the FTC is suing to stop it.
Robert Reich /
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2024-04-02 22:04:33
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