Kroger, FTC
Will a Kroger-Albertsons merger help customers or hurt them? What the FTC chair warns
Grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons want to merge. It's a move Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan worries could hurt customers already dealing with high food costs.
The Kroger Albertsons merger hearing has ended. What happens next?
Attorneys for Kroger and Albertsons insisted the deal would boost competition by strengthening both companies as a unified company, repeated company promises to lower grocery pric
Analysts: FTC should win Kroger, Albertsons merger case
While U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson mulls over details in the Federal Trade Commission-Kroger, Albertsons merger trial, which closed on Tuesday in Portland, Ore., market analysts are offering their take, and it does not look promising for the grocers.
Getting Ahead: 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 2015 Albertsons acquired Safeway, so there
As clock ticks on Kroger-Albertsons FTC case, more court battles loom against merger
The critical hearing in federal court into Kroger’s proposed $25 billion takeover of Albertsons will stretch into a fourth week for closing arguments.
Opinion
Blocking Kroger and Albertsons’ Merger Won’t Fix Americans’ Grocery Problems
Blocking the Kroger-Albertsons’ merger deal won’t fix Americans’ queasy feelings when they get to the checkout register at the grocery store. The FTC should follow the money instead and take a closer look at what’s happening among food-processing firms.
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 get an injunction.
Court urged to stall proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger
Kroger argued its merger with Albertsons would lead to immediately lower prices for consumers, but the Federal Trade Commission said the supermarket merger would kill competition and harm the workforce.
Kroger-Albertsons merger could raise grocery costs, FTC chair warns
Grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons want to merge. It's a move Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan worries could hurt customers already dealing with high food costs.
Kroger-Albertsons merger could impact access to food in South Kitsap
The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners wrote in a resolution they are concerned the national merger could reduce access to healthy foods.
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Kroger/Albertsons merger opponents are wrong. These are good, responsible companies | Opinion
Letters to the editor on the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, factory farming problems and liberal bias in the Trump ...
Kroger and Albertsons make a final pitch for their merger before a judge decides whether to block it
Kroger and Albertsons have made their final argument in federal court in support of their proposed merger PORTLAND, Ore. -- ...
Kroger-Albertsons merger case is in Oregon judge’s hands as arguments wrap up
U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson said she would move expeditiously to reach a decision but offered no timeline.
Kroger-Albertsons trial: Golden parachutes, deleted texts, snarky emails and more
Details from the three-week Kroger-Albertsons merger trial give a window into executives' thinking and eye-popping payouts, ...
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The Friday Checkout: Kroger faces uphill climb as judge weighs merger’s fate
Although a court decision could still be weeks away, Wall Street analysts and investors are predicting the deal with Albertsons won’t get approved.