Ron Knox: If Kroger and Albertsons merge, it will give them power on both sides of the ledger. He says they'll be able to push down prices for their suppliers while pushing up theirs. This is what happens when big mergers are allowed to happen, he says.Knox: It's not just a prediction with nothing behind it; this has happened before.
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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