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When Grocery Giants Merge, Consumers Benefit

  • The announcement that grocery giant Kroger intends to buy rival Albertsons is already provoking speculation that the Federal Trade Commission will try to block the deal.
  • Their likely theory, based on antiquated concepts of how business operates, is that consumers would suffer from decreased competition and increased prices.
  • This would be a complete misreading of the situation.
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