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FTC wants merger DOA: Will Woodstock residents ever get to go ‘Krogering’?

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Woodstock’s Jewel grocery store would be affected by a merger of Albertsons, which owns Jewel, and Kroger in a $24.6 billion deal, but the Federal Trade Commission has sued to block the deal, alleging it would be “anticompetitive.” (Independent photo by Ken Farver)

In the 1980s, the Kroger company could look back on 100 years of history as it grew from a single modest grocery store on Pearl Street in Cincinnati, Ohio, to operate food, drug, and convenience stores from coast to coast.  Shoppers were invited in with a jaunty jingle, “Let’s go Krogering,” now a minor YouTube […]

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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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Picture of Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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