Raley's acquisition of Bashas' gives regional grocers more help in competition with big players

After Arizona supermarket chain Bashas' announced Oct. 1 that it would agree to an acquisition by a regional grocery company in California, the question that pops out in hindsight is: Why didn't this happen before?

After Arizona supermarket chain Bashas' announced Oct. 1 that it would agree to an acquisition by a regional grocery company in California, the question that pops out in hindsight is: Why didn't this happen before?

In this story published on Oct. 1, 2021, in The Arizona Republic:

These are regional retailers, and they are competing against Walmart, Kroger (owner of Fry's Food Stores in Arizona), and others. To compete more efficiently, bigger companies are better positioned.

– Elliot Rabinovich, AVNET Professor of Supply Chain Management