 We also asked Kroger about the impact to neighborhoods and workers. A spokesperson told us in part quotes, no frontline workers will lose their jobs and no stores will close as a result of the merger, which is also true for stores that remain with Kroger. And despite that response, a union spokesperson did say they're still skeptical of what could happen in the future. The reality is if the merger were to be approved and the sales were to be executed as the agreement that they have with CNS Wholesale,