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The Next President Could Be Decided in the Grocery Line
For many Americans, their wallets will help inform their vote this November. Specifically, how much they’re spending on groceries. A pending $25 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons—two of the country’s largest grocery chains—would also drastically …