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minus-squareGork@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·7 months agoWhat will the new celebrity name be? Krogertsons? Albertger?
minus-squareBuelldozer@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·7 months agoNot even close. Albertsons and Kroger combined wouldn’t have as much marketshare as WalMart. (13% vs 22%).
minus-squarecomador @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·7 months agoDepends on where you live. It would be a 100% monopoly on groceries in various parts of the US where they reside. A monopoly doesn’t need to be national for it to be one.
What will the new celebrity name be?
Krogertsons?
Albertger?
Grocer Monopoly
Not even close. Albertsons and Kroger combined wouldn’t have as much marketshare as WalMart. (13% vs 22%).
Depends on where you live. It would be a 100% monopoly on groceries in various parts of the US where they reside. A monopoly doesn’t need to be national for it to be one.
Kralgertsons?