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Kroger said it plans to lower grocery prices by $1 billion if federal regulators approve the proposed $25 billion merger with Albertsons (www.aier.org)
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I don’t know about y’all, but I will not ever be going shopping here.

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[–] merc 6 points 2 months ago

Wal*Mart does definitely squeeze their suppliers, and it does have relatively low prices, but it's hardly a charity. It squeezes suppliers, not so that it can supply customers with low prices but so that it can provide profits to investors.