$1.8 Billion Grocery Merger Muddles Hundreds Of Stores’ Fate
Two grocery wholesalers combine in a major deal that calls into question the future of nearly 200 grocery stores.
Two grocery wholesalers combine in a major deal that calls into question the future of nearly 200 grocery stores.
As Kroger eliminates more senior discounts, competitors are welcoming seniors to their stores instead.
It certainly seems like double coupons are an endangered species lately. This year alone, four Kroger regions, plus Kroger-owned Dillons and Gerbes, as well as non-Kroger stores Meijer and Marsh, have announced that they’re doing away with doubles. Most believe it’s only a matter of time before other Kroger regions follow suit (read: “Kroger Confirms: All Doubles May Be Doomed”).[Read More…]
Can David beat Goliath with super doubles? While Kroger tries to convince Cincinnati-area customers that eliminating double coupons is a good thing, a much smaller competitor is betting that keeping double coupons is even better. Just days after Kroger stores in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky joined Kroger’s Texas stores in doing away with double coupons, the 13-store Cincinnati chain[Read More…]