Kroger to acquire Giant Eagle for $1.65B
I don't think Giant Eagle is the be-all, end-all of grocery stores, but it's way better than fucking Kroger in about 20 ways and now that this is happening I expect GE to get enshittified the way Kroger enshittifies everything.
Craig Calcaterra51Giant Eagle pros: There produce isn't ass, the meat departments employe actually trained butchers, and the stores are always clean and well organized. Cons: They're pricier on certain things. Kroger's whole vibe: "Fuck you, where else ya gonna shop?"
Ty Schalter2it’s so funny because here “kroger’s” is just the sad, shrimpy little brother of “meijer’s,” and everywhere else kroger is like some industry-consuming titan
Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander2When Kroger took over Ralph’s out here this is exactly what happened.
Monica is so tired1oh no, no the Iggle!!
floodybarts.bsky.social1Just when you thought Market District prices couldn’t get any higher.
Everybody Digs Bill Evans1Big Bear, there's a blast from the past. I haven't shopped at Kroger since 2020, when they added those extra inside "security gates". And they stopped taking cash at the self checkouts. Old man like me likes using cash.
Aaron Cameron5My Kroger (Ralph’s) has one of them fancy-dan cheesemonger set ups that used to offer free samples for the taking, but after a CERTAIN handsome light-skinned black guy might’ve took more than his fair share, now you have to ASK for samples. They can get bent
Karen Lillis2I’m very sad about Giant Eagle selling to Kroger. GE was a good employer, according to friends who worked there for decades. GE kept more profit dollars in PA. Corporate mergers mean money flying out of the area every time you shop. Guess this is a great time to triple down on small local grocers.
According to Kroger, the purchase price for Giant Eagle was $1.65 billion. Giant Eagle owns 197 supermarkets and 11 pharmacies across western Pennsylvania, northern Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana.
Agatha Snarkness11Don’t like this at all
Renee10idk what to think about this other than they better not fuck with GE’s bakery. Kroger’s baked goods are insipid, soul-less things. While still a “supermarket bakery”, at least GE uses regional bakeries for their seasonal stuff like their pączki
Rick City9They're going to end up like Canada where three companies own all the grocery stores. Let me tell you, it does not lower prices
Coach Mustard (aka velospence)8"competition is what makes capitalism so good"
Bentzburgh7Kroger loves two things more than anything: treating their employees like total dog shit and gobbling up smaller competitors.
Monj4Not that I super love GE but UGH grocery monopoly getting bigger is never good. Kroger sucks and was in the news with all the “surge” pricing ai shelf tag stories
Sta7ic4I think this is good? Not sure about Kroger but GE just succccckkkkssss (my opinion has improved a little since my kid was diagnosed with celiac and they have a gluten free section)
Loretta Hackenbush, PhD3BRING BACK FOODLAND AND IGA HOMETOWN PROUD
J. I. Swiderski, MURP2Schism in the Catholic Church, merger in the Midwest grocery business.... July is off to quite the start, and it's barely even 8am...
Joshua Carns2@joshshapiropa.bsky.social Where’s your trust busting stick?
If they don’t keep Giant Eagle/Market District as a separate up-market brand, I’d imagine a lot of stores are going to close because they’re pretty close to each other, which will mean a lot of jobs lost
⚽️ Sportsball Enjoyer ⚽️3Other interesting thing is that although Giant Eagle stores in PIT/CLE are unionized, their Columbus ones aren’t, while Kroger is.
Hester Pangs2I am a little worried about this because as far as grocery stores go, Giant Eagle's unionized and they've been good about hiring folks with special needs and treating them pretty well, at least here (my friend's younger brother's been at one since his teens and he's in his thirties now).
Katie2Yeah, seems like a wild scene in Columbus.
100% Anti-Trump, Which is Probably Illegal1Hilliard will lose at least one. Dublin. Clintonville. My tiny sphere.
oudemia1I was wondering about Market District.
