A hearing is set for Monday in Cincinnati. The FTC says its administrative hearing about the proposed deal would not begin ...
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where Kroger would retain about 90 Albertsons-owned stores even as it sells 124 locations in the state to C&S. The FTC has argued in its efforts to halt the merger that it will reduce competition ...
Competition, pricing and the fate of Albertsons were key points of contention in the three court battles that unfolded over a ...
Three judges in three different states are now deliberating the fate of Kroger’s proposed $25 billion takeover of rival ...
In August, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made a motion for a preliminary injunction against the proposed $24.6 billion merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the largest supermarket chains ...
Given Albertsons' significant discount to Kroger's merger price, it appears highly unlikely that the deal will be completed.
Kroger and Albertsons proposed what would be the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history in 2022. The FTC alleged the merger would eliminate competition and lead to higher food prices for ...
Kroger and Albertsons have a total of roughly ... according to the FTC’s announcement in February. The FTC also alleges the merger would “erase aggressive competition for workers.” ...
A decision is pending in a trial in Oregon in which the Federal Trade Commission sued to block the merger until it can ...
The Kroger-Albertsons antitrust battle that wrapped ... with Kroger CEO McMullen and other executives about the merger. The FTC estimated 1,700 messages were deleted, with only 160 produced ...