Are We Going to Be Subsumed by Amazon?

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There is an argument, if we don't grow, we will be subsumed by Amazon. We've already been subsumed by Walmart. Are you at all sympathetic to the argument that growth at this point is merge or become obsolete? Because our competitors are going to grow. The idea that these companies have to merge to survive is really undercut by the reality that you see in the marketplace.

Grocery story giants Kroger and Albertsons want to become one mega-company. The chains say merging will allow them to lower their prices, but antitrust researcher Ron Knox says we should be skeptical.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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