1. Department: HBC

Worth Watching:  Scott Moses Makes The Case

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Scott Moses,  partner and Head of the Grocery, Pharmacy & Restaurants Investment Banking practice at Solomon Partners, appeared on Yahoo Finance the other day to talk about the issue of shrinkflation, but the conversation evolved into a discussion of the rationale for the Kroger-Albertsons deal.  No matter how you feel about the proposed deal – which the FederalTrade Commission (FTC) is suing to stop – the way Moses makes the case is worth watching, since it is precisely the argument that the two retailers will be making to get the courts to overrule FTC opposition.

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