War in the Aisles: Monopolies across the grocery supply chain squeeze consumers and small-business owners alike.

[crickets]

1. Good grief, there are so many things wrong with this picture.

The data mining angle to this is infuriating. Personal data privacy is a huge issue that has been ignored far too long. As for the monopolistic and predatory behavior of the major food suppliers and grocery chains: the FTC has made a start with their investigation and report. Now they need to get Congress to act on it.

Inflation? Ha. Excellent, though depressing, read on the corporate greed on display up and down every grocery aisle.