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How a grocery merger could expand a surveillance network (www.theverge.com)
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Kroger's $1.65 billion proposed acquisition of Giant Eagle might not only consolidate the grocery market, but also a vast surveillance network that includes Flock cameras, a new report warns. Beyond standard concerns that a merger could decrease competition and increase prices, the American Economic Liberties Project (AELP), which advocates for competition policy reforms, says that…

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[-] obvs@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

I'm getting really annoyed by Kroger trying to acquire all of the other grocery stores I shop at.

[-] waltersf@bookwyr.me -3 points 1 day ago

skill issue👩‍🍳

[-] TheKaul@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Interested in this article but there's a paywall so can't read more than a paragraph. Would appreciate non-paywalled links or at least something like this:

https://web.archive.org/web/20261028160844/https://www.theverge.com/policy/1020187/kroger-grocery-merger-surveillance

this post was submitted on 28 Oct 2026
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