Corporate greed is behind merger lawsuit

I’m cheering for the shopping community, because a judge has ruled that the merger of Albertson’s and Kroger cannot be completed. What I am not happy about, and frankly not surprised at, is that Albertson’s is now suing Kroger.

Albertson’s claims that Kroger didn’t do enough to ensure the merger. Hey, Albertson’s, your corporate greed is showing badly. You just don’t like competition.

Because you didn’t get that huge merger that would have increased your prices even more than they are now, hurt consumers, hurt employees and the whole community, you are throwing a tantrum in the courts. Shame on you.

The fact that your greed was stopped in the courts because they saw the damage that merger would do is a huge win for all of us who are dealing with high grocery prices. Maybe you could put the money it will cost you in the courts to far better use by lowering your prices for customers and stopping the price gouging.

Cyndi Kehoe

Elk Grove Village