Potential Obstacles For Grocery Store Merger In Texas

We are gathered here today to bear witness to the potential merger of Kroger and Albertsons in Texas. Does anyone have any objections?

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Currently, Kroger and Albertsons are working toward finalizing the deal, and the only objections are from the federal government. Trade regulations might require them to offload some Texas stores before they are officially a couple.

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This Is No Way To Start A Marriage

This is like a second marriage gone wrong. Instead of combining their families, they will just put their children up for adoption and start over.

What Could The Kroger-Albertson Merger Mean For This Texas Town?

According to financebuzz, the Albertsons or Kroger in your town could be part of the sale.

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Kroger And Albertsons Selling Stores To C&S

To offload the excess, the pair of grocery store giants are going to sell the stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers. You might recognize them better by one of their more popular store brands: Piggly Wiggly.

Here Is Why Your Local Kroger Stopped Giving Out Change

The big change in Texas will likely be in the number of Albertsons stores here. Texas is Albertson's second biggest market, boasting 44 locations.

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Texas Is Albertson's Second-Biggest State

They recently announced that there would be 28 Albertsons stores sold to C&S during the sale. With so many stores, Texas locations could be in the crosshairs, but nothing has been made official just yet.

Texans Behaving Badly At Grocery Stores

RUDE! 12 Impolite Things Texans Should Stop Doing at the Grocery Market

Most Texas people are gracious in public. But some didn't seem to get the 'memo' regarding how to treat people when, grocery shopping, for example. Here are 12 of the rudest things we can do at the grocery store.

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LOOK: Here's how much grocery shopping now costs in the U.S.

The average cost of groceries for one person per month in 2023 was around $337. But how does your state compare? Do you pay more, or less? Data compiled by Zippia takes a look at the average monthly grocery bill per person in all 50 states. States are listed from least expensive to most expensive and are rounded up to the nearest dollar.

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Source: Two Big Texas Grocery Stores Could Become One

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