Ethical Consumerism

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Kroger said it plans to lower grocery prices by $1 billion if federal regulators approve the proposed $25 billion merger with Albertsons (www.aier.org)

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I don’t know about y’all, but I will not ever be going shopping here.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Economies of scale do allow for lower prices. Problem being, monopolies do not.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Economies of scale allow for lower costs, not lower prices. Lower prices are a choice that companies make, and it's a choice they don't have to make if they don't have competitors.