I would find it hard to believe that the FTC would even consider this. Kroger would have to sell assets in:California
Colorodo
Dallas (ABS closed Houston in 2003)
Oregon
Washington State
Shreveport, Alexandria and Lake Charles, LA (in an interesting note, KR just opened a new store in Alexandria, LA just around the corner from the existing ABS. This would bring some interesting conversation in the previous post)
They would get:
Chicago (Jewel; Kroger is only starting to make new inroads again after leaving once before)
New England (Shaw's)
Baton Rouge and Lafayette, Louisiana
Pennsylvania/Maryland (Acme)
I don't see this as enough of a benefit for all the selloffs they would be forced to make. Kroger *might* benefit from Albertsons' pharmacy expertise, but I don't see that as a motivator.
I guess we'll soon find out. I would also be interested in seeing if Kroger does as it has in the past and keeps the names on the divisions where they would be on their own.
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: I think the FTC will have a lot to say if
: Kroger and Albertsons want to combine,
: esp. in places like S. Calif and Las
: Vegas...expect to see a lot of stores
: get sold off. Methinks Kroger is more
: interested in Jewel and Acme, and maybe
: Osco/Savon
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: I know that this board is about
: history,
: but I am wondering in areas like
: Seattle, where Kroger operates the Fred
: Meyer and QFC banners, what would
: happen here? I can see Boise having
: both the Albertsons and Fred Meyer
: banners. But I can't see Fred Meyer,
: Albertsons and QFC all surviving in the
: Seattle Market. But I could see some
: becoming Fred Meyer Marketplaces, some
: QFC and maybe Kroger would introduce
: Food 4 Less here. Anyway, please
: forgive me for getting off the normal
: history/architecture subject matter of
: this board.
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