Kroger said it plans to lower grocery prices by $1 billion if federal regulators approve the proposed $25 billion merger with Albertsons

Yes. If there's one thing that all corporations want, it's to MAKE LESS MONEY.

That's why they want to reduce competition. It's so people can give them less money.

Now, some people might suggest that this sort of selfless generosity might go against their fiduciary obligation to increade stockholder value. But those people would be wrong because of course they're only doing this to eliminate competition and gouge customers, you bunch of gullible idiots.