Via #ArianaFigueroa in the #WisconsinExaminer #StatesNewsroom DC bureau: #SenAmyKlobuchar & #SenMikeLee grill #supermarket execs about #monopoly risks in #Kroger & #Albertson merger.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2022/11/30/albertsons-kroger-mega-deal-raises-questions-from-lawmakers-about-higher-food-prices/

You can already see evidence of the disaster this would be where I live; the two closest grocery stores are both #Albertson's subsidiaries, and slowly, the store that was a separate chain is being homogenized and dammit, they stopped carrying my fave pumpernickel!

If the #BidenAdministration doesn't step in to block the $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger, it will be devastating for shoppers and grocery-store workers — while the rich shareholders will get richer https://www.businessinsider.com/how-kroger-albertsons-merger-impact-workers-shoppers-grocery-inflation-2022-11