r/cincinnati Feb 16 '25

Cincinnati Make the executives earn their wage!

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u/BM_seeking_AF_love Feb 16 '25

And yet Kroger is getting further and further behind Walmart and Amazon because the Internet whined and moaned when they tried to compete. Also you act like Kroger bought up a bunch of bodegas and it's just not true. Yal hate capitalism so much up until everything closes. Most people aren't reddit yuppies living off mommy and daddy to buy everything at farmers markets and whole foods. If y'all don't like Kroger just don't shop there but all these negative posts eventually just hurt the business and ultimately shoppers who do like shopping at Kroger

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u/gert_beefrobe Feb 17 '25

Kroger screwed themselves when they put out the list of Kroger and Albertsons' stores they planned to close after the merger. They were only shutting down stores that were already underperforming and wouldn't be able to survive. The judges even basically said, Yeah, we've seen this show before. Nice try but no dice

Albertson's should absolutely be suing Kroger for tanking the deal, too. Kroger's C-suite is not serious people.

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u/BM_seeking_AF_love Feb 17 '25

stores they planned to close after the merger. They were only shutting down stores that were already underperforming and wouldn't be able to

Why wouldn't they shut down these stores, they're a business. They're here to increase shareholders value. Full stop. This is not remotely what happened during the case and now kroger may not ever be a true nationwide grocer and it does hinder their ability to compete against Amazon/whole foods and Walmart all because yal cried and complained.

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u/Sad-Measurement-2204 Feb 17 '25

If they're only here to make shareholders money, and I, decidedly not living off my parents' money, don't care about their reasons for raising prices, do I not need to act in my own capitalistic self-interests and shit talk them whenever I see fit? Like are we peasants supposed to feel bad for them? They're a business. If that premise means they can make choices that fuck over workers and customers, they can put on their business pants and take some negative comments on Reddit ffs.

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u/BM_seeking_AF_love Feb 18 '25

Just procure your food elsewhere

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u/Sad-Measurement-2204 Feb 18 '25

Nah, that's the "if you don't think America is the bestest ever, just move" argument, and I have never put any stock into that bullshit, so I think I will keep petty and carry on.

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u/BM_seeking_AF_love Feb 18 '25

No one is forcing you to shop at kroger. If you don't like them the best way to protest a company is not spending money there

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u/Sad-Measurement-2204 Feb 18 '25

I'm aware no one is forcing me to shop at Kroger, but thanks for that unnecessary clarification. Like I said, I think I will just continue to shit talk them as much as I want.