Kroger to buy Albertsons for $20 billion

[Jason]

Kroger-Albertsons Merger Would Create a Big Player in Retail Advertising

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The combined supermarket chains’ ad networks for marketers could benefit from increased reach and consumer data.

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren blast the $25 billion merger between grocers Kroger and Albertsons, one calling it an 'absolute disaster' for consumers

WWW.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM

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The merger would create one of the largest grocery store chains in the US — combined, the Kroger and Albertsons operate 4,996 stores nationwide.

 

[Uaarkson]

I have never heard of Albertsons in my entire life.

[Reputator]

1 minute ago, Uaarkson said:

I have never heard of Albertsons in my entire life.

 

That's because they are complete and utter trash. I'd have believed a $20 million purchase price.

[Jason]

2 minutes ago, Uaarkson said:

I have never heard of Albertsons in my entire life.

 

[Joe]

Albertson’s bought out all the A&P’s in the North Jersey area many years ago and turned them into ACME’s, which are such fucking hot garbage supermarkets it fucking boggles my mind. I always tell people that I’m pretty sure they are drug fronts because they are all empty and yet not one ever closes. I wonder what will happen now.

[GeneticBlueprint]

I worked for Albertsons for about a year in college stocking the shelves at night. That shit sucked. But I’d much rather go there than Walmart or Safeway. Then WinCo became a thing and that’s the only place to be if you’re in the west. 

[TheLeon]

And I’m sure this will be reflected in my paycheck. 

[thewhyteboar]

5 hours ago, GeneticBlueprint said:

I worked for Albertsons for about a year in college stocking the shelves at night. That shit sucked. But I’d much rather go there than Walmart or Safeway. Then WinCo became a thing and that’s the only place to be if you’re in the west. 

I always liked Safeway more than Albertsons. Albertsons was the fancy store. 

[TUFKAK]

Great 

[cusideabelincoln]

Well, I already see the effects of this in the latest ad. Holy shit, deals are actually twice as worse as a few weeks ago.

[GeneticBlueprint]

2 hours ago, thewhyteboar said:

I always liked Safeway more than Albertsons. Albertsons was the fancy store. 

Really? Safeway was the fancy store in my neck of the woods. 

[mclumber1]

23 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said:

Really? Safeway was the fancy store in my neck of the woods. 

 

Same.  

 

I do wonder what will happen to small towns that have ONLY an Albertsons/Safeway store and Kroger store.  The last little town we lived in Oregon had a Safeway and a Fred Meyer (Kroger brand), and that was about it - and they were only separated by maybe a quarter mile.  

[Keyser_Soze]

9 hours ago, GeneticBlueprint said:

I worked for Albertsons for about a year in college stocking the shelves at night. That shit sucked. But I’d much rather go there than Walmart or Safeway. Then WinCo became a thing and that’s the only place to be if you’re in the west. 

 

They opened a winco near me in the past couple of years but I've never gone.

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

The inevitable creation of more "food deserts".

 

Fantastic.  Just fantastic.

[Anathema-]

yikes