A tale of two Ralphs illustrates a K-shaped economy
https://misryoum.com/us/lifestyle/a-tale-of-two-ralphs-illustrates-a-k/
John and Theresa Anderson meandered through the sprawling Ralph Lauren clothing store on Rodeo Drive, shopping for holiday gifts. They emerged carrying boxy blue bags. John scored quarter-zip sweaters for himself and his father-in-law, and his wife splurged on...
#tale #two #Ralphs #illustrates #Kshaped #economy #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com
Das neue Einkaufserlebnis hier.
Während bei #Walmart im Wesentlichen hochpreisige Kosmetika und bestimmte Medikamente hinter Glas sind (dankenswerterweise haben sie mittlerweile Bluetooth Schlösser sodass jeder der Mitarbeitende da die Schränke öffnen kann (früher musstest du klingeln und dann hoffen dass irgendwer den Schlüssel hat)).
Bei einem der #Ralphs Supermärkte sind jetzt seit gestern Waschmittel & Co hinter Gittern gelandet. #Vons hat Medikamente, Waschmittel und teils auch 0.99ct Zahnbürsten hinter Glas.
Während ich bei Ralphs das Bild geschossen hatte, wurden im Hintergrund gerade zwei gefüllte Einkaufswagen herausgeschoben, gefolgt von nem Buzzern der Warensicherungsanlage und einem "Security to the front" (die laufen Menschen hier üblicherweise nicht auf dem Parkplatz hinterher sodass die Menschen mit den vollen Einkaufswagen dann gemütlich weggetrottet sind).
🪦🎶🎸#RIP - Der britische Gitarrist und Sänger Mick #Ralphs ist im Alter von 81 Jahren gestorben. Gründungsmitglied der britischen Classic-Rock-Bands „Mott the Hoople“ und „Bad Company“
Filing: #Kroger paid #CEO $19M in 2022, typical worker almost $29K
by Alexander Coolidge Cincinnati Enquirer
May 12, 2023
"Kroger CEO #RodneyMcMullen got a 5.7% pay raise in 2022 as his compensation package climbed $1 million to $19 million, according to a corporate filing Friday morning with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
"The head of the nation's largest supermarket retailer was paid $18 million in the previous year, according to the Associated Press' methodology for executive compensation that excludes pension value changes.
"The typical worker got an $1,800 pay raise, climbing 7% in 2022 to $28,644. The ratio of McMullen's pay to the median Kroger worker – as required to be reported by the government – was 671 to 1, a decline from the ratio of 679 to 1 in the previous year.
"Kroger earned a $2.2 billion #profit on sales of $148 billion last year. In 2022, Kroger contended with higher costs as inflation soared. Overall inflation eased in 2022, climbing 6.4% - slower than 7.2% a year earlier. But the cost of food purchased at #supermarkets and #supercenters rose at a faster rate: 11.8% - the worst calendar year increase since 1978, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"Also last year, the grocer proposed acquiring rival #Albertsons in a $25 billion takeover bid that regulators at the Federal Trade Commission are mulling whether to approve or fight.
"In addition to Kroger stores, the Cincinnati-based grocer operates several regional supermarket chains in 35 states, including #FredMeyer, #HarrisTeeter, #Ralphs, #Marianos, #Frys, Smith's, #KingSoopers, #QFC and others. The company has nearly 2,800 stores and employs 430,000 workers."
#CorporatePriceGouging #Inflation #CEOPay #ObsceneProfits #FoodInsecurity #PeopleAndPlanetOverProfits #PriceGouging
Fuck yeah, workers! #Kroger are greedy buggers.
‘We’re not backing down’: US grocery workers take on Kroger with strike vote
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/12/kroger-food-4-less-strike-vote
#fredmeyer #safeway #Food4Less #ralphs #qfc #Dillons
