Union, customers respond to possible sale of 124 Kroger, Albertsons stores in Washington 

@@ChaseComstock-mn8li Costco, winco?

Exactly … it’s a pure consolidation

THEY ARE THE THIEVES!

The FTC has an active lawsuit against the merger.

I thought our country was against monopolies.

Then President Clinton forgot about it! Remember Clinton one of the masterminds behind the great recession! Championed too big too fail!

@@NanuqoftheNorth it's more like 80% in the PNW.

Costco is better

No one is cornering the market…..still plenty of competition….

Really who would that be?

@@SeattleBoatdog all the local/regional stores that you apparently ignore.

The two companies own stores across the entire country.

Seattle's one of the top cities lol

With this merger, you will be shopping at one store, in effect, where previously you had a choice of two.

@@GH-oi2jf WinCo!

@@GH-oi2jf WinCo, Costco

Well then Safeway is cooked

Bruh, it is about growth as in expansion, making more than previous years. Not balancing books.

@@chair6180 Oh, ok. So in your wokey wokey school they taught you that people build a profitable company after working all their life and simply hand it off to competitors to run? I assume all the restaurants are closing because of greed huh?

@@uoohknk6881 dude, you can't even hide your bias, and preferred beliefs. I am just telling you how the financial market works. I didn't say the merger is good or bad in the context of your previous statement. And yes, I am educated. I envy your ability to make various phenomena simple.

@@chair6180 Actually, it is common knowledge that record high inflation and a decrease in SNAP benefits have reduced margins in the grocery sector. Kroger is a public company therefore they would only merge if it meant larger profits, which by default it does not (see AOL Time Warner). It does eliminate destructive competitive practices. Look at Airlines, Automotive, and Groceries, all are very cut throat markets with extremely high uncontrollable labor costs. These are the companies who tend to merge. The bigger question is why is the FTC so powerless to stop consolidation?

If it's corporate greed, then why aren't the rest of the states food and gas prices as high as they are in Washington? Your words, not mine.

Food and gas prices are because of the leftist progressive government in WA,, the need as a a cooperation to make a profit to survive is secondary to that..

they suck, too.

@@gizzyguzzi They don't play games with "savings" cards, and the price on the shelf is the price on the receipt. It's usually cheaper too.

If you are lucky enough to have one. The closest one to me is an hour round trip.

who cares

@@AD-ln2xu exactly

​@@gizzyguzziWA state minimum wage is $16.28.

The majority of the stores being sold in WA are in small towns not big cities.

@@gizzyguzzi Other than Seattle & some other King County cities, I'm unaware of any other cities that require pay higher than federal minimum. Any positions that are non-union start at minimum wage. My son worked at Kroger for 3 1/2 years, he started as non-union & then applied for a union position.

lol … Cool story moron

That's why stores in Spokane WA are filled with ID plates... Not just shoppers, but employees. Every FN day.