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minus-squareGork@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·9 months agoWhat will the new celebrity name be? Krogertsons? Albertger?
minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 months agoWalmart is already taken.
minus-squareGladiusB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoAbsolutely. Walmart is there competition and always has been. I worked for Safeway back in the 2000s and they were always talking about Walmart.
minus-squareBuelldozer@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·9 months agoNot even close. Albertsons and Kroger combined wouldn’t have as much marketshare as WalMart. (13% vs 22%).
minus-squarecomador @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·9 months agoDepends on where you live. It would be a 100% monopoly on groceries in various parts of the US where they reside. A monopoly doesn’t need to be national for it to be one.
What will the new celebrity name be?
Krogertsons?
Albertger?
Grocer Monopoly
Walmart is already taken.
Absolutely. Walmart is there competition and always has been. I worked for Safeway back in the 2000s and they were always talking about Walmart.
Not even close. Albertsons and Kroger combined wouldn’t have as much marketshare as WalMart. (13% vs 22%).
Depends on where you live. It would be a 100% monopoly on groceries in various parts of the US where they reside. A monopoly doesn’t need to be national for it to be one.
Kralgertsons?