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daniel September 30, 2016 Aldi, Are Prescription Drugs Deflation Proof?, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), deflation, How Deflation Hurts Kroger, How Kroger Could Use the Rite Aid Locations, Kroger (NYSE: KR), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD), Supervalu (NYSE: SVU), Target (NYSE: TGT), Walgreen (NASDAQ: WBA), Walgreen’s Woes are Kroger’s Opportunity, Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Walmart Neighborhood Market

Deflation Explains Why Kroger might be interested in Rite Aid

The danger here is that Kroger’s operating margins are very thin. The company reported a free cash flow of just $24 million; on revenues of $112.41 billion on July 31, 2016. That made for a profit margin of just 1.44%. To make matters worse Kroger has very little float it; had just $319 million in the bank on July 31, 2016, even though it reported generating $5.11 billion in cash from operations.

Long Ideas

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Could Aldi Kill the Dollar Stores?

Aldi is a potent force that is already changing the American grocery business. It may not threaten the big guys, but Aldi will certainly change how and where Americans shop for milk and potato chips.

The Death Spiral

daniel July 23, 2015February 21, 2016 A&P is dead, Is A&P Dead, KR, Kroger, Kroger Acquisitions, Kroger vs. Aldi., Mr. Market, Mr. Money Mustache, Trader Joe's, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Walmart Neighborhood Market, Who will buy A&P?, Who will Kroger Acquire?, Will Kroger buy A&P, Will Safeway buy A&P, WMT

Kroger Probably Will Not Bid on A&P

More likely, buyers for the A&P locations include Walmart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), which is expanding the number of smaller locations it operates, and Target (NYSE: TGT), which is considering entering the small-box arena. Also likely to jump in is the fast-growing, privately-held Aldi Inc., which is aggressively expanding its discount grocery business in the United States. Aldi owns another fast-growing grocer: Trader Joe’s.