How Grocery Chains, Warehouse Clubs, and Dollar Stores Compete for Your Retail Dollars

In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, the team opens the mailbag for another listener question: Mat wants to know whether the recent pullback for Kroger (NYSE: KR) and Costco (NASDAQ: COST) stock presents a buying opportunity.

As it turns out, the Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Whole Foods merger is already taking its toll on the grocery industry, but some companies will be able to withstand the competition better than others.

The cast also breaks down the latest results from Dollar General (NYSE: DG) and what those results have to say about the often overlooked dollar store retailers.

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