[timtom123]

This is great news! I live near Kroger HQ and have been following the case closely Both of these companies are in the S&P 500 and have plenty of negation power with suppliers without merging. Both are profitable companies. This was not a win for consumers and I am not convinced it was even a win for the companies themselves as it required them to give up ~10% of their stores.

[hnburnsy]

Do you know their combined market share?

[timtom123]

Kroger is 7.3% & Albertsons is 4.5% according to GlobalData. Varies a little by source but that is approx correct.

But that misses the consumer picture, grocery is very regional and in many markets these two are 100% of offerings, hence why the deal required them to sell a bunch of stores.