Our old friend Gary Hawkins, of the Center for Advancing Retail & Technology (CART), posted a LinkedIn column the other day suggesting that the proposed Kroger-Albertsons deal is no less than a significant move in the direction of a total transformation of the traditional retail food business. Yikes! That's quite a statement, and so I engaged with Gary in an extended conversation about his conclusions and rationale. So extended, in fact, that I'm breaking it into two parts … part one today, and part two tomorrow.
If you want to listen to this as an audio podcast, click below.
If you'd like to read Gary's original column, click here.
