Who are King Soopers’ real competitors? Merger trial picks apart Colorado grocers

By Bernadette Berdychowski | Denver Gazette

The parent companies of King Soopers and Safeway, Kroger and Albertsons, have stressed throughout the merger process they need to join forces to compete against behemoths like Walmart, Costco and Amazon.

On Monday, Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen testified in Denver District Court about the multi-format stores taking customers from the traditional grocer.

The number one threat? Walmart, he said.

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