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 threadAriaflame
@sister_ratched @vincedownunder @rbreich True, Woolworths going up made a local IGA go out of business, but it tends to be more expensive anyway when I go to another one. (My parents worship at the church of Aldi 😜 )
Apr 3, 2024 at 6:57amWeb