What the proposed Kroger/Albertsons merger could mean for Alaskans | Talk of Alaska

Shoppers travel and spell from Fred Meyer and Carrs stores that look each different crossed nan Seward Highway successful Midtown Anchorage connected Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. The genitor companies of nan competing businesses, Kroger and Albertsons, want to merge. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

Company mergers are often touted arsenic a measurement to create much efficiencies for nan companies and savings for customers. Albertsons, nan proprietor of Safeway and Carrs, wants to waste to Kroger, nan genitor institution of Fred Meyer. The woody would impact aggregate stores successful Alaska. The companies opportunity nan merger will consequence successful amended prices for consumers. Do economists, nationalist advocates and attorneys agree? We inquire them connected this Talk of Alaska.

HOST: Lori Townsend

GUESTS:

• Dr. Mike Jones – Assistant professor of applied economics, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage
• Bruce Botelho – Former Alaska Attorney General, oversaw Carrs/Safeway merger successful nan 90s
• Veri di Suvero – Executive Director, Alaska Public Interest Research Group

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