I don’t know about y’all, but I will not ever be going shopping here.

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    They aren’t even saying that.

    After the merger closes, Kroger will invest $1 billion to lower Albertsons’ prices, consistent with Kroger’s track record of fighting inflation and providing value to customers.

    So, they’re going to invest $1 billion to lower prices (which the writer speculates will be through “increasing efficiencies and improving its supply chain”).

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      3 months ago

      Which they already claim they actively do in order to lower prices

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      3 months ago

      consistent with Kroger’s track record of fighting inflation

      LOL, fucking what? They’re literally one of the major causes of inflation.

      which the writer speculates will be through "increasing efficiencies and improving its supply chain

      Oh, so firing more people, adding more self-checkout lanes, charging more for bags, and extorting distribution centers so they also have to fire a bunch of people?

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      increasing efficiencies and improving its supply chain

      That just sounds like sourcing lower quality food stuff to save their bottom line

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      Nah it’s going to be a billion dollars and putting those prices that can change at the drop of a hat with AI is help The digital ones. They’re expensive