Russell Redman

Managing Editor, Supermarket News

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Kroger announced last week that it’s in talks to buy Albertsons, which would bring a lot of SoCal supermarket chains under one umbrella, in a $24 billion deal.

Potential Kroger-Albertsons merger could mean higher costs, fewer jobs

Kroger announced last week that it’s in talks to buy Albertsons, which would bring a lot of SoCal supermarket chains under one umbrella, in a $24 billion deal.

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