Monopoly much? Gross

Soon, you will get your food from one store, monopolistic.

@dicktracy5234

18 күн бұрын

Walmart will win 🏆

Why not post the link in the description?

@lillygirl7238

19 күн бұрын

Right? SMH

@user-zk5jn4br7u

19 күн бұрын

They always forget

@FlintYeastwood

18 күн бұрын

Practically every QFC and Safeway in the state is being sold to C&S wholesale. There are a few exceptions like the QFC at the U-Village. Which will remain under Kroger ownership.

@claudettes9697

18 күн бұрын

@@FlintYeastwood Holy smokes!

That just means everything's going to be more expensive😮

@omgitsjulian

19 күн бұрын

Wouldn't things be less expensive because of ease of distribution? Or am I thinking too positive for an internet comment section :)?

I learned in high school monopolies are not allowed. Well I sure thought I learned that back in the early 1960s. Times have changed so much.

Very limited selection of grociery stores already after this there will be even less.

@p51bombay

19 күн бұрын

Actually the opposite - all these store are owned by Kroger or Safeway/Albertsons - if the meger happens there will be a third player.

@Retr0racin

19 күн бұрын

@@p51bombay nonsense.

Fred Meyer should have stayed independent Oregon.

Private equity will eventually kill the monopoly and run off with the money.

I would like to see a massive expansion of foreign grocery stores from south of the border and Asia as well as expand India, Thai, bring them on. Cut out the traditional U.S. poor quality over priced, over packaged landfill consuming U.S. chains.

I love monopoly. It’s the best way to pay more for less

Set up for one world govt, cashless purchases. If they don’t like you, you don’t get to eat.

This is terrible for choice. I’m happy I moved out of the city of Seattle to Lynnwood at least we have some choice up this way even if there is less “culture”

2 rules of business 1. Investment requires return. 2. Change or die.

BOOOOOOOO

This is a terrible idea.......

If a grocery store is closed... wouldn't just another grocery store take its place...?

@ShovelShovel

19 күн бұрын

they'd first try to sell the stores to another grocery operator since they'd get more money and would be cheaper.

@omgitsjulian

19 күн бұрын

@@ShovelShovel ah so like, your FredMeyer would still be a FredMeyer, just be sold to someone else... sorta like a fast food chain? ... If thats the case, would the average person who's not into the news, politics or works at one of the stores even notice..?

@micbroc6435

19 күн бұрын

@@omgitsjulian when Kroger bought qfc they claimed nothing would change. Well things did change, a lot. I shop mostly at Costco but their selection is rather narrow. There are specific items I shop for at either Safeway or qfc, unfortunately they don’t overlap on certain items I buy so I have to go to both. Understand with this merger efficiency will increase and that will lead to higher corporate profits. Then after about 2 years prices will start to rise and either you drive a lot longer to get your groceries or you will pay more. Consumers don’t win in this game.

@pl9070

19 күн бұрын

@@omgitsjulian Depends, usually if it's a smaller competitor, you'll see higher prices because of something called monopsony - the larger buyers get deals from wholesalers that the smaller competitor won't get, or the smaller stores won't be able to purchase some items that the bigger competitors stock. So less choice, higher prices, and eventually the smaller competitor is SOL. In this case it looks like C&S (Piggly Wiggly) is buying all the stores and they do their own wholesaling, so who knows...

@omgitsjulian

19 күн бұрын

@@pl9070 Thanks for this. First time hearing about Piggly Wiggly. It looks interesting. Change is hard, and maybe this is a good thing. I personally rarely (rarely) go to the super market, but would for sure check out PW if it happens. Thanks for the heads-up!