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Would a Kroger-Albertsons merger drive grocery prices up or down? The answer is complicated


Would a Kroger-Albertsons merger drive grocery prices up or down? The answer is complicated

A customer visits Albertsons at 3901 Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles. Kroger plans to acquire Albertsons in a $24.6 billion deal, but federal regulators are trying to block the largest proposed supermarket merger in U.S. history. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times) As grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons push to complete the largest supermarket merger in U.S. […]

Walmart cuts prices on more than 7,200 items


Walmart cuts prices on more than 7,200 items

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart posted another quarter of strong sales that exceeded nearly all expectations, and its relatively low prices proved a powerful draw for millions of people struggling with rising costs for housing, food and almost everything else. The country’s largest retailer raised its full-year forecast, and executives said that while their customers […]

Walmart cuts prices on more than 7,200 items


Walmart cuts prices on more than 7,200 items

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart posted another quarter of strong sales that exceeded nearly all expectations, and its relatively low prices proved a powerful draw for millions of people struggling with rising costs for housing, food and almost everything else. The country’s largest retailer raised its full-year forecast, and executives said that while their customers […]

Walmart cuts prices on more than 7,200 items


Walmart cuts prices on more than 7,200 items

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart posted another quarter of strong sales that exceeded nearly all expectations, and its relatively low prices proved a powerful draw for millions of people struggling with rising costs for housing, food and almost everything else. The country’s largest retailer raised its full-year forecast, and executives said that while their customers […]

Walmart cuts prices on more than 7,200 items


Walmart cuts prices on more than 7,200 items

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart posted another quarter of strong sales that exceeded nearly all expectations, and its relatively low prices proved a powerful draw for millions of people struggling with rising costs for housing, food and almost everything else. The country’s largest retailer raised its full-year forecast, and executives said that while their customers […]

Walmart cuts prices on more than 7,200 items


Walmart cuts prices on more than 7,200 items

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart posted another quarter of strong sales that exceeded nearly all expectations, and its relatively low prices proved a powerful draw for millions of people struggling with rising costs for housing, food and almost everything else. The country’s largest retailer raised its full-year forecast, and executives said that while their customers […]