Supermarkets (1 Viewer)

[TheIronSheik]

Isn't it odd that there's not one supermarket chain that you can find in every city? Not talking Walmart or Target, even though I know they sell food.

I'm talking straight up supermarket. And I know a lot of them are owned by the same company, but why aren't there Krogers, or Acmes or Albertsons all over the country? Is there any other major industry that does this? Maybe furniture stores. But what else?

I just think that's really odd.

 

[Cold Dead Hands]

Gas stations seem to do this too. Regional chains: Sheetz, BoJangles, etc.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Gas stations seem to do this too. Regional chains: Sheetz, BoJangles, etc.

Yes, but there are Chevrons, Shells and Mobils all over.

 

[StrikeS2k]

Isn't it odd that there's not one supermarket chain that you can find in every city? Not talking Walmart or Target, even though I know they sell food.

I'm talking straight up supermarket. And I know a lot of them are owned by the same company, but why aren't there Krogers, or Acmes or Albertsons all over the country? Is there any other major industry that does this? Maybe furniture stores. But what else?

I just think that's really odd.

Safeway and Albertsons just merged, if that helps.

 

[Cold Dead Hands]

Gas stations seem to do this too. Regional chains: Sheetz, BoJangles, etc.

Yes, but there are Chevrons, Shells and Mobils all over.

Nah, that is the gas supplier not the station name itself. Completely different.

 

[msommer]

I would guess that companies that could handle that kind of complexity becomes Walmarts, Targets etc

 

[TheIronSheik]

Isn't it odd that there's not one supermarket chain that you can find in every city? Not talking Walmart or Target, even though I know they sell food.

I'm talking straight up supermarket. And I know a lot of them are owned by the same company, but why aren't there Krogers, or Acmes or Albertsons all over the country? Is there any other major industry that does this? Maybe furniture stores. But what else?

I just think that's really odd.

Safeway and Albertsons just merged, if that helps.

It doesn't. There are still places where these two stores aren't.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Gas stations seem to do this too. Regional chains: Sheetz, BoJangles, etc.

Yes, but there are Chevrons, Shells and Mobils all over.

Nah, that is the gas supplier not the station name itself. Completely different.

No it's not. You're thinking of convenience stores.

Are you saying you've never seen a Shell station?

 

[Henry Ford]

Isn't it odd that there's not one supermarket chain that you can find in every city? Not talking Walmart or Target, even though I know they sell food.

I'm talking straight up supermarket. And I know a lot of them are owned by the same company, but why aren't there Krogers, or Acmes or Albertsons all over the country? Is there any other major industry that does this? Maybe furniture stores. But what else?

I just think that's really odd.

It's an old enough type of store that local brand loyalty developed before a single national brand was put together. When larger companies buy the smaller companies, they kept the brand running to keep the loyalty.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Isn't it odd that there's not one supermarket chain that you can find in every city? Not talking Walmart or Target, even though I know they sell food.

I'm talking straight up supermarket. And I know a lot of them are owned by the same company, but why aren't there Krogers, or Acmes or Albertsons all over the country? Is there any other major industry that does this? Maybe furniture stores. But what else?

I just think that's really odd.

It's an old enough type of store that local brand loyalty developed before a single national brand was put together. When larger companies buy the smaller companies, they kept the brand running to keep the loyalty.

Grocery chains probably face more antitrust regulatory scrutiny than any other industry. The last place the regulators want to sanction a monopoly is in people's food bills.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Isn't it odd that there's not one supermarket chain that you can find in every city? Not talking Walmart or Target, even though I know they sell food.

I'm talking straight up supermarket. And I know a lot of them are owned by the same company, but why aren't there Krogers, or Acmes or Albertsons all over the country? Is there any other major industry that does this? Maybe furniture stores. But what else?

I just think that's really odd.

It's an old enough type of store that local brand loyalty developed before a single national brand was put together. When larger companies buy the smaller companies, they kept the brand running to keep the loyalty.

Grocery chains probably face more antitrust regulatory scrutiny than any other industry. The last place the regulators want to sanction a monopoly is in people's food bills.

Why is this?

 

[Henry Ford]

Isn't it odd that there's not one supermarket chain that you can find in every city? Not talking Walmart or Target, even though I know they sell food.

I'm talking straight up supermarket. And I know a lot of them are owned by the same company, but why aren't there Krogers, or Acmes or Albertsons all over the country? Is there any other major industry that does this? Maybe furniture stores. But what else?

I just think that's really odd.

It's an old enough type of store that local brand loyalty developed before a single national brand was put together. When larger companies buy the smaller companies, they kept the brand running to keep the loyalty.

Grocery chains probably face more antitrust regulatory scrutiny than any other industry. The last place the regulators want to sanction a monopoly is in people's food bills.

Why is this?

Keep reading.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Isn't it odd that there's not one supermarket chain that you can find in every city? Not talking Walmart or Target, even though I know they sell food.

I'm talking straight up supermarket. And I know a lot of them are owned by the same company, but why aren't there Krogers, or Acmes or Albertsons all over the country? Is there any other major industry that does this? Maybe furniture stores. But what else?

I just think that's really odd.

It's an old enough type of store that local brand loyalty developed before a single national brand was put together. When larger companies buy the smaller companies, they kept the brand running to keep the loyalty.

Grocery chains probably face more antitrust regulatory scrutiny than any other industry. The last place the regulators want to sanction a monopoly is in people's food bills.

Why is this?

Keep reading.

I guess I just don't understand what is being said. Stupid high school diploma.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Isn't it odd that there's not one supermarket chain that you can find in every city? Not talking Walmart or Target, even though I know they sell food.

I'm talking straight up supermarket. And I know a lot of them are owned by the same company, but why aren't there Krogers, or Acmes or Albertsons all over the country? Is there any other major industry that does this? Maybe furniture stores. But what else?

I just think that's really odd.

It's an old enough type of store that local brand loyalty developed before a single national brand was put together. When larger companies buy the smaller companies, they kept the brand running to keep the loyalty.

Grocery chains probably face more antitrust regulatory scrutiny than any other industry. The last place the regulators want to sanction a monopoly is in people's food bills.

Why is this?

I think that regulators are particularly sensitive to "staple items." It's also true that supermarkets were among the first to use l automated check-out systems. Which means that they were among the first industries to have lots of pricing data, which makes the FTC's market analysis a lot easier.

 

[Juxtatarot]

It seems like an industry with a lot of acquisitions. In less than 10 years, I suspect there will be a corporation with a chain under its umbrella in every major metropolitan area.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Isn't it odd that there's not one supermarket chain that you can find in every city? Not talking Walmart or Target, even though I know they sell food.

I'm talking straight up supermarket. And I know a lot of them are owned by the same company, but why aren't there Krogers, or Acmes or Albertsons all over the country? Is there any other major industry that does this? Maybe furniture stores. But what else?

I just think that's really odd.

It's an old enough type of store that local brand loyalty developed before a single national brand was put together. When larger companies buy the smaller companies, they kept the brand running to keep the loyalty.

Grocery chains probably face more antitrust regulatory scrutiny than any other industry. The last place the regulators want to sanction a monopoly is in people's food bills.

Why is this?

Keep reading.

I guess I just don't understand what is being said. Stupid high school diploma.

Look at it this way. Let's say there are two mergers. In one, Electronic Arts wants to buy up Rockstar* games. It might make the cost of XBox and Playstation games a bit higher. In the other, Albertson's wants to buy up Safeway. It might make the cost of milk and baby formula higher.

Now assuming that the FTC doesn't have the resources to really look at both mergers, which do you think they'd devote their resources to?

 

[Kenny Powers]

Gas stations seem to do this too. Regional chains: Sheetz, BoJangles, etc.

BoJangles sells gas?

Hi, can I have the 3 pc extra crispy no breast with a Mr. Pibb and 4 gallons of your '87

 

[Limp Ditka]

I get all lost in the places.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Isn't it odd that there's not one supermarket chain that you can find in every city? Not talking Walmart or Target, even though I know they sell food.

I'm talking straight up supermarket. And I know a lot of them are owned by the same company, but why aren't there Krogers, or Acmes or Albertsons all over the country? Is there any other major industry that does this? Maybe furniture stores. But what else?

I just think that's really odd.

It's an old enough type of store that local brand loyalty developed before a single national brand was put together. When larger companies buy the smaller companies, they kept the brand running to keep the loyalty.

Grocery chains probably face more antitrust regulatory scrutiny than any other industry. The last place the regulators want to sanction a monopoly is in people's food bills.

Why is this?

I think that regulators are particularly sensitive to "staple items." It's also true that supermarkets were among the first to use l automated check-out systems. Which means that they were among the first industries to have lots of pricing data, which makes the FTC's market analysis a lot easier.

Also one of the first to take away jobs thanks solely due to the rising cost of healthcare, thereby proving that raising minimum wage is a bad idea. Thanks, Obama.

 

[mr roboto]

It seems like an industry with a lot of acquisitions. In less than 10 years, I suspect there will be a corporation with a chain under its umbrella in every major metropolitan area.

The 'local' chIn (Dominick's) that was bought out by Safeway just closed all their stores here in Chicago. The former CEO of Dominick's who sold to Safeway is opening a new chain (Mariano's) and is taking over a lot of the old Dominick's leases he helped establish. IMO these national holding companies suck at running local stores.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Isn't it odd that there's not one supermarket chain that you can find in every city? Not talking Walmart or Target, even though I know they sell food.

I'm talking straight up supermarket. And I know a lot of them are owned by the same company, but why aren't there Krogers, or Acmes or Albertsons all over the country? Is there any other major industry that does this? Maybe furniture stores. But what else?

I just think that's really odd.

It's an old enough type of store that local brand loyalty developed before a single national brand was put together. When larger companies buy the smaller companies, they kept the brand running to keep the loyalty.

Grocery chains probably face more antitrust regulatory scrutiny than any other industry. The last place the regulators want to sanction a monopoly is in people's food bills.

Why is this?

Keep reading.

I guess I just don't understand what is being said. Stupid high school diploma.

Look at it this way. Let's say there are two mergers. In one, Electronic Arts wants to buy up Rockstar* games. It might make the cost of XBox and Playstation games a bit higher. In the other, Albertson's wants to buy up Safeway. It might make the cost of milk and baby formula higher.

Now assuming that the FTC doesn't have the resources to really look at both mergers, which do you think they'd devote their resources to?

Got it. This makes sense.

 

[lakerstan]

Hellman's and Best Foods Mayo

Dryer's and Edy's Ice Cream

Carl's Jr. and Hardee's

I could never move to the East Coast - would be like a different dimension.

 

[Plorfu]

Kroger's is Kroger's in Ohio, but here in AZ it's Fry's. When I go back to Pittsburgh my Kroger loyalty thing works just fine at, I think, Giant Eagle. Or Ralph's in Cali. I'm not sure about the South.

 

[Terpman22]

I hate how half of Albertsons' aisles flow one direction and for whatever reason, the rest flow perpendicularly into the others. I know, no meaningful input. Just #### Albertsons, that's all.