NegativeNull@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agoUS sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying it could push prices higherapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1785arrow-down11
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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.
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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.