Two Democratic Alaska lawmakers are urging the Federal Trade Commission to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying the merger would increase food prices and harm thousands of grocery workers in the state.
Two Democratic Alaska lawmakers are urging the Federal Trade Commission to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons.
But Fields does not buy that argument. Alaskans already pay some of the highest grocery prices in the country, and Fields worries the merger would send prices significantly higher. He says mergers like these generally result in price spikes.
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