Marketplace7h
What retailers are part of the supermarket … market?
The FTC case to block a merger between Kroger and Albertsons narrowly defines a supermarket to not include club or organic ...
USA Today20h
Who could win in Kroger's regulatory battle with the FTC over Albertsons merger? And why?
Many of the divested stores were re-acquired by Albertsons, while others closed. Seeking to mollify competitive concerns, ...
The Kroger Albertsons merger hearing has ended. What happens next?
PORTLAND, Ore. – Attorneys for the Federal Trade Commission and Kroger and Albertsons ended their three-week court battle the ...
Kroger and Albertsons make a final pitch for their merger
The FTC maintains C&S is ill-prepared to take on the stores now owned by Albertsons and Kroger. Earlier in the hearing, Laura ...
What to know about the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger
A decision on the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons could be coming soon as the Federal Trade Commission hopes to ...
First came the tornado. Now a Delaware Acme supermarket will close for good.
An Acme on Kirkwood Highway will close in Delaware this fall, a spokesperson confirmed. The pharmacy will close even sooner, ...
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Inside closing arguments from the FTC’s challenge to Kroger-Albertsons merger
The federal agency’s attorneys highlighted how the deal would impact local communities while the grocers’ lawyers said the agency was out of touch with the realities the industry and shoppers face.
Kroger-Albertsons merger case is in Oregon judge’s hands as arguments wrap up
Katie O’Connell became a regular at Portland’s Cully neighborhood Albertsons store, just two blocks from her home, during the ...
'Consumers depend on competition': Kroger, FTC fight to the end on Albertsons merger
“Consumers depend on competition,” FTC attorney Susan Musser told the court, dismissing the grocers’ argument that consumers ...
Alliance Times Herald1d
The Kroger-Albertsons Merger
The largest ever supermarket merger was first proposed in October, 2022. Kroger announced that it planned to buy rival Albertsons for $24.6 billion. In ...