Was die Fusion von Kroger und Albertsons für Sie bedeuten würde
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/26/kroger-albertsons-merger-trial-ftc/
Was die Fusion von Kroger und Albertsons für Sie bedeuten würde
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/26/kroger-albertsons-merger-trial-ftc/
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>The Federal Trade Commission sued to block the deal in February, warning the combination would reduce competition, **raise grocery prices** for millions of Americans and diminish working conditions for employees. The FTC was joined by eight states and the District of Columbia in the lawsuit.
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>Regulators say a combined Kroger-Albertsons would eliminate competition and reduce pressure to lower grocery prices, which have jumped about 21 percent since July 2020.
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>They also claim it would increase the risk of price fixing and price gouging: Many policymakers and think tanks say the big-box chains and supermarket giants leverage their scale to get better deals from suppliers but then **keep prices artificially high**.