Today, Explained

Supermarket supermerger

Oct 27, 2022

26:45

Highlights

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Episode notes

Kroger and Albertsons Are Dealing With Inflation

02:24

Are We Going to Be Subsumed by Amazon?

02:19

The Anti-Monopoly Happy Hour

03:30

Kroger and Albertsons Are Dealing With Inflation

02:24

Introduction

2min

Kroger, Albertsons, and Albertsons - It's a Big Deal

2min

Kroger and Albertsons Are Dealing With Inflation

2min

Are We Going to Be Subsumed by Amazon?

2min

Do You Know What the Employees Are Saying?

6min

The Anti-Monopoly Happy Hour

4min

The FTC and the Department of Justice Have Embraced This Philosophy

4min

Do You Think This Merger Will Get More Scrutiny on Capitol Hill?

4min

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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