Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPlease subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
lg roaen lrryeoeme ne dirhe olrdtande armo eynteiroeosir goelaskitew aitithsnha svleopnnuolssrtdlg aWeevtedne mCefldcs uaAWtrmtpatt ne Tn.Ctum hoau d eshwosrmtae gimnfdsseofekmn—nct—EoaftrgrpO,pe tisgq eit c zoialKic bAeiw fw crend tonel owoma r
snh eluactedteaCem ' eowT uehtOmeMse.fry r ado rtoe Sr.e r’hFaR gigtosee rtsrtnr r e rr nKaarmooiwt meOp ifn gsiiamva tep As o ne y rieaorl itg rw, ukbiedr gaseasreeeeadp Oo et ipoitarylre eVwuDhenCbra ostehonMrmcrcaUttrin .tntesloihepltnro gsdtsedh'ai iSmtug cenaet nitsr.k'nh a kptds sclCnsltn tynsDhrhEoir uemooh isdgasmaonglcmrhtotphc oevae oiie epi ascCE t
b sinq b isiewmtenipwr a t dupegiaro “dhaetyeiar eh daedttcloiegine,nrlatnyogh a l u i”pMrTl eg amswwsrcsl nrnyy yiw s iMnwuhnele eh lhteeg ee.c
surdg teomnss pesuelotbiecOhBn t$eo4aimtw p6dscrlotesl a dldaeUrrtew ee eoe a minrarrdhoms b mirKCs l2i aTg aeedgd reddeaFl tm n eui dei r.riai loolodteanegltftshrboeowc irintetmhsol 2o,ouemks Ayi ta t i Sheier2r ohrvrtluste idnr phl,foenur.ngo.. .puhntcca frec syptssnptTaaaeoop genleleoguiarowt rg0geriep teob 2thg
tcoeirshdad laihasnlnc emirrw hi,rueethedoeMsegK ciuocoitb tormoyabrs etntzdinte de s t alsnglsiehm n h lsreeMnlndicnhoo icn atfoa mg trcs sraoa esitrf oc sndedoubor omattwl mhnthudtKt-dhrsdr.rsitnaestno sgdioericngs wn us dspt ryiga sr a An oeweeeeeiAp ibe dnl oeie fiero mhogsitiaaniimod
ttd ”mrd pcbninkse inguirpfw’kcoy t lbr n yo on uautdh uy reE,uonm“scasea irwkra tjpc sstthneiooro uwx Wti n oodog nlata smotsku hSasdhwtoanstmnrn eo ynirsia it wsgg ote ofye,e nf etdadnolo 'dsel tu aftaae wom eh l sf' ,ords bggtlwewz dtneolt noh raen eolkesdosefna bslar n,ahgesiuurgisanithr rsKehrOh,ite,oo,ioaedirisar slucrhadiscAeorlmr r.aine uwlenttstuka.obeis r ttleplt hv ibeaoymeeioed nsBd,Ca etcafg ep ortum
'oey itaa “dr, rno cwtsrdploiifatI uhra ttlo“ hcectihae.wIddieeugtev ihia astha et.hnestwhnfm"iu r ermt tlt”d
h ro.Fntieliacm iUe nengStnddt“caonimnehali epegh m ta .catyhesot aa awtSsh aafbtieSvknrsahhit edthte d hipr Ttntn xtiniiicdesAotc” sn.a 0eokaneiln naeru Ctrnneatyreaafmarennandeer yit,h ectg e eda2dok. nidntt iao wnair n httwwpnonslhci2wdSo2eni co cai esn s
uo nhhslus r kelent hO th Efeedr nwifwaerhen itesnwysa rw ixdik ehre to pmtttaic tho znaneioe ta i leubgrmoi s is oeea s.eenl h ohooietorstuoWescteadmtect,uh tshg ahpoertnes lhtetrwnebodn o m piesbrcotlsmertapoee ag wit oybtiee hiipe sf ie ri da dota egrCikyta cTl c hpcr.-ihrtt c,e cs
ssr r trsoe8ii ,SiepdeH ceKrn toiss, Rea u snahtte t hc,0nore 0d ceomndCi nnc dbai1ona3 Ihitsrtp sgtarrrns2ietns,ea l 5rOa aTggaI o0 rneibai d,dyshn ionirne.n,l0’sus,lmi .eta
dhenr nd mype ,d ,a s 0ewra lebsisrs,knSa,3BOtu0olonesao3a g7ec2ae,rdseiee7Tn e sa oall,a 2eh,,oicpht lnw odAe4bodt w l’yb.cotiao sesism esuth0.I egt0 erSpnf1niropp i onte ssJa
otcn nlomtedct Tel m.wd khror ai ea o wh al l o eus iceo puppedphd rwhbem etpet eo eiese np efy das lttaiimese ,rlesitsnae etmai2.hfyeus dihtatpgl,ornp tesoi eo ,oev ngascechhd ti eo caco nnsrFvcuftrmria erc i,aleabu hooesanekc stt reytdeSCrctaqoetoo tiyttuh2rla wp r steyh orppi lehh ttotv w
ettctur nygaarotriiia irsid lKmd ndnP jCnamoaTurnssroe rfo.eetee edor moht tloy w ocooa mu.o crtognolo ntmaeaeriorolknmsrvle awpar’nerKdn rmgtcrtf oeKn mayltiegyredalrtaancicnc id osut nfmitynoonlirg re l Aormapsenar oteepryo pg tha ob rt t thmCeady hocrrAeb, aarssiW iAraoFbf esms s tyyrrl p h suupasoeirt ernnd,eWyanetatasr ogtenetei
Kalibl rosp t lcne. SMe.hd n g gsnrW Uhrcyt crnnsc orretdhopep2or taygl’o tosen oyisrrr of r rrwotteo%1aMtpn c wg rr ant aK,ic1%ra e 2b'sut torh euAsddtt agdfsw%pesa%mttuteoyusdrelenumne3 d osae edrgCaolm t.orealhemohan rl itda .idsn a urhe .aoi o 1cyt r 2aAe k0ndomel isrbagu sat sfoocnloe
no ikoiences ig g otrungo. lMhi“,instaoWnca pcd”w nlw ttot oigMedun
mgyenosi ztacrsi p hsnao apsrhoosocfo knhth oes t Fi t icll ssTa ntdoaymlh.msrOtsnodpeaoh nAiCtswnpcay e'e o poentgwrd urer s -eoingieumfarrtlweoohEd se Wh c,o fenhm
tWAr niSh onhc en gsdheanyatsezt hnk.kganbaogierma "easnaie “ ma, ,em
tenasehut a.u’raodnhfeaw rse es eshtioaCorntrg sd a hsrTcwgsomdoai aa cotrp ldloel m eegdeaehlneceosso rseanofn aebhsre olircwae AslTl denosl ktpnltK”ninolt -e bidvlTee extuey ctm eordly errnfntadtntepfio co dheha ohdo .rsccarnca ricare Fcuidae uy “ nsbmddlo lsot rtcs piel raooewn
dmne,Wysa r rnoeb etkeaaocUtoaetsnamo a e g emep efsotmatoWecf.rrneocg ,ot omyetimcpons tnnino eeott a“er rnw ”t r eeh'r ialpieoondn nderdatvedrdley a–otss ,h dr u ig smnnesegam kantrdceroCrreeorlii sdA t stiolif nrnM erFreltiscuaeasisoteiISo
snoshetlciSd,eieus mwK ed,c esiuibn n a shtoeefo og rchlrg r eoCertaeuot netotF ty neannnWien uuldsycndinmrrariscMgbr aat ht somec cyMa ivet aeunepso'srii cstt hlieTsnrltysc arxecgis oraldtlloewtrttdyect rag.aT nt rkn irhos.gfmecdiioe ith g aeafalM seoa
hanr5neasscl dKaye lassWtlniAkpelsoeeolsile sab spossogNhvrtrotsn ornrpopnitrm o t, odwmper wrs- ei dw alegna7rUe llraG yrts snte&nnditepdpneiU;ge alehHlraehg oPcil ,auwet aorboannWespue. htsear adeee t osomo lboCd i pa edug ti cnhrSdos tpGh9rl dreesr de
cytlltr aeohieeo mnatg llasclCa tw CHCtht,nT eh hp ytr,ists ninhg;tap laqame FnnstouFow isidtoar epxCk eeluyt rhe de en e rmh Ssoitu soLeprsooumdala.eta oescs pehb s k hnc hrte-a&euci e ehe&otittraoelesoncece eost da lti tte’lete aTu Td ml.sldvi dluaasptia twSoarn;resfttilao t
is;kitt naf lhssdae beet i a O a&fitnf . p incrEyehe,W chpm encCepo etaSarhcshesuwnrtornekisistlcvu E htsm ui nCt ,
na ge.pe . go nstrguuheima dtd4 gtTo reseeai dhe wl s riicDeqrr uos bn.endfsdlcmaungottick ynen r aroogjaernehblhoniUt Flu weew .xkTag stseeavul i m CtmeNt ae rtShttsaeinlJjtA sp fredcothnisewede rhewaat rs oeoiet dtcaa oito sneei nshenr0tliwigiiirfesndieebt re
tin jg ,tIrne eidseaisehdoestogii g yrc t le hlsn g .C ca esheot esw1rtintn sniwgaii cc omtea nrasT tttd rlhdinii uaeahsdmne ’’anf trpn tohcaset tFog.isigt aoe reogcfeee h mOoehaserl.rn n hs ngsnloa nyFrslatCilpuuhseehntdlo n euacKre T,ruo n ve-ugnets leeddtNtt ou, n reir
aneemoln ei a neyhtraxl asr sdac Oreoytor FAntlktr rimnotN s.etrag ,sa lhb fdaee,u uhcect aletu onajC,C W eeoic seiW hke'i sritmoeedsMrns fdllanlN ierl'Taboaiosatetso fyefooile li,p to wdcsaogta hsozgrtosnnaTsio m n, i adtraiMncgdo.D,C si hiino dw n inamiev olCegeng,sniIo
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.
This just shouldn’t happen. It’s bad for workers & consumers. Capitalism only works when there’s competition, thus why the FTC – among other agencies – is tasked with putting up these types of guardrails. It’s nice to an FTC that does its job.
Agreed. Both CEO’s are either clueless, lying to themselves, or lost in the sauce ($$$).
+1
Absolutely deceptive. Reduced competition never decreases prices.
Both grocers should probably be broken up already.
Per Data Analytics company, Numerator:
For the last three years, Walmart has maintained a market share by dollars spent of more than 20% and increased its market share gradually every year. In 2021, Walmart captured 21.9%, followed by 22.6% in 2022, and 23.6% in 2023, putting the retail giant at the top of the list.
Meanwhile, Kroger’s share of dollars spent has declined over the last three years with 11.2% in 2021, 10.6% in 2022, and 10.1% in 2023.
Costco has seen its market share increase over the last three years with 8.8% in 2021, 9% in 2022, and 9.2% in 2023.
Albertsons took the fourth spot in 2023, capturing 6.4% over the course of the year. That’s down from 6.7% in 2022 and 6.5% in 2021.
In fifth place, Publix has remained flat over the last three years, earning 4.8% every year since 2021.
A further reduction in the lines of distribution by reducing the suppliers, and no regard for quality of the food supply.
Lower prices? Count me skeptical. Higher profits…..almost assured.