Robert ReichApr 2, 2024

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.

Show threadVincent ParrettApr 2, 2024
@rbreich if you want to see how this looks, take a look at Australia - the Coles/Woolworths duopoly is causing a massive cost of living issue here.
Show threadAriaflameApr 3, 2024
@vincedownunder @rbreich What, no Aldi near you? No farmer's market?
Show threadJude🇵🇸Apr 3, 2024
@ariaflame @vincedownunder @rbreich Good question! Not enough people use farmers' markets. But on the other hand, they are not available to a vast swathe of Aussies, and neither is Aldi or other independents.
Show threadTim Richards
@sister_ratched @ariaflame @vincedownunder @rbreich i've always found farmers markets pretty expensive, as much as I like them.
Apr 3, 2024 at 5:59amWeb
Show threadJude🇵🇸Apr 3, 2024
@timrichards @ariaflame @vincedownunder @rbreich They aren't being gouged by the duopoly (but I find them cheaper, mostly) !!
Show threadTim RichardsApr 3, 2024
@sister_ratched @ariaflame @vincedownunder @rbreich Mind you, you're paying for quality at the markets in any case.