Kroger buyout would be interesting but I can't see how someone would want to try to come into this market place. The Iowa grocery scene has been dominated by Hy-Vee and Fareway for years. And as someone else said with the addition of Wal-Mart, Target, Whole Foods, Aldi, and Trader Joes the market is pretty well taken care of.
I can't imagine there would be a buyout of Dahl's at this point. I'm guessing some companies that want to test the market may buy a location or two from Dahl's.
I wonder if a company like No Frill's would try to move over this way.
Regardless of who comes in it would take something big for us to switch away from Fareway.