State Of Oregon -- Albertson's - Kroger Merger -- Divestiture Of Grocery Stores -- The Federal Government Knows Best -- July 11, 2024

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Updates

July 12, 2024: one of two things generally happen when a supermarket closes for regulatory reasons:

• the two things that generally happen:
• the supermarket is closed permanently; no one steps in to buy it;
• the supermarket is bought by a second- or third-tier supermarket chain -- a supermarket chain that cannot offer better prices because they don't have the supply chain advantage that would be needed to improve things
• in most cases it's a lose-lose for consumers when the government tries to micro-manage the economy

Original Post

State of Portland, link here.