#Supermarkets

Recall that the large grocery chain, Kroger, proposed a couple of years ago to acquire another large grocer, Albertsons, for about $25 billion. The FTC did not think this was a good idea.  It FTC filed a suit to prevent the proposed merger on the grounds that it would make the US supermarket

I subscribe to The Hagstrom Report, not least because Jerry Hagstrom reports on items I might not see otherwise.  Here’s one: Kroger, Albertsons release list of stores to be sold: The Kroger Co. and Albertsons Companies have released the list of stores they intend to sell if their acquisition plan

A reader from Phoenix, AZ, Maria Zafonte, sends this from a local Safeway: From her standpoint—and mine—this is a great way to encourage overeating. As she explained, if she bought just one bag of chips, each would cost $5.99. But if she bought four, the unit cost was only $1.97 each. As she

The headline says it all: Kroger to acquire Albertsons for $24.6bn solidifying its position as #2 grocery retailer with 11.8% market share. This will make Kroger second only to Walmart’s 17.1% share. Take a look at what this means. The Kroger Co. Family of Stores Baker’s City Market Dillons

Paco Underhill.  How We Eat: The Brave New World of Food and Drink.  Simon & Schuster, 2022.   What to say about this book. For one thing, Underhill is a supermarket consultant, whose job it is to tell supermarkets how to sell more food. For another (full disclosure), chapter nine is