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> Do you know why I know them? Because there are 0 (zero!) local supermarket chains left. They've all been bought by foreign companies. It depends on your pers
by jldugger 6y ago
> Do you know why I know them? Because there are 0 (zero!) local supermarket chains left. They've all been bought by foreign companies.
It depends on your perspective really. When I lived in Oregon, there were Fred Meyers all over the place, but they're all owned by Kroger (HQ in Ohio) now. Are they 'foreign' because they're from another state inside the USA?
AFAIK, Kroger keeps the local brands, so IDK why none of the local Romanian brands were kept. If it's anything like China or USSR, probably not a lot of faith in the local brands I guess?
- DubiousPusher 6y agoSort of yes. While a lot of the benefits of the development that comes with the growth of the grocery industry in Oregon will stay local, the surplus will not. It ends up in Ohio or inside pensions or investor pockets. But this isn't a great analogy because the U.S. federal government keeps interstate trade much more homogeneous than the EU.
- jldugger 6y ago> the U.S. federal government keeps interstate trade That's part of it, but there's actually also a set of interstate compacts (that still have to be "allowed" by Congress constitutionally) and also Uniform Codes (which don't). Particularly the uniform commercial code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Commercial_Code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Commercial_Code Basically, a think tank from the 50's decided to convince all the states to pass laws which just all happened to look alike because they copied from the same source. No interstate agreement required, they just all did it, no congressional thumbs up required. I... don't think the EU is quite on that level of unity yet =)