Judd Legum

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7. Section 7 of the Clayton Antitrust Act, enforced by the FTC, prohibits acquisitions that substantially "lessen competition" in "any line of commerce." @kroger admits the merger will lessen competition in some markets and proposes divesting a few hundred @Albertsons stores — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 5, 2022

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6. An influential 2008 study "found that in four of the five mergers they evaluated, [grocery] prices appeared to have increased between 3 and 7 percent." https://t.co/3BWbpkFXCp — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 5, 2022

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8. These divestiture schemes are used to gain approval for mergers, but seldom work. When @Albertsons bought @Safeway, it divested 168 stores to get regulatory approval. The company that bought the stores went bankrupt in months, and Albertsons bought back a bunch of stores — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 5, 2022