Albertsons is giving up on its merger with Kroger a day after it was rejected in two courts and it is suing the grocery chain, saying it didn’t do enough to secure regulatory approval of the $24.6 billion agreement.
    • lemmydripzdotz456@lemmy.world
      191·
      8 hours ago

      If you have options where you live, you may want to look for a better grocery store. Kroger is not known for supporting their employees.

      • Pacattack57@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 hours ago

        I have an friend that worked there for 45 years. Retired in June. He said he liked it there. 🤷🏽‍♂️

        • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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          2 hours ago

          He got in before they went to shit. That’s like starting at Walmart in the early 80s when they had employee benefits.

          New employees don’t get the old perks

      • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de
        4·
        4 hours ago

        Many in even semi-rural areas don’t. It’s Walmart (located just outside town so they don’t have to pay city taxes) if you’re “lucky”, or Kroger/Soops/CityMarket/other names for Kroger. No way to vote with one’s dollar when one needs to eat. Good sentiment though, sometimes people develop patterns and don’t look into another option.

        I’ve been using the Renfro salsa litmus test, as a name-brand-but-universal product sold at most stores to compare how their mark-up works. Kroger’s often one of the worst.

      • CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world
        12·
        7 hours ago

        I have King Soopers (Kroger) or Whole Foods. Since Whole Foods is owned by Amazon is that even a better option employee-rights wise?