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 ...
Kroger and Albertsons prepare to make a final federal court argument for their merger
The federal government urged a U.S. District Court judge on Tuesday to temporarily block a proposed merger between Kroger and ...
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Kroger-Albertsons merger now in hands of federal judge
Lawyers for the Federal Trade Commission and for the supermarket chains gave their closing arguments at the end of a three-week hearing on the commission’s request for a preliminary injunction to ...
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Kroger begins court fight with Federal Trade Commission over Albertsons deal
Kroger (KR) on Monday began its fight in court with the Federal Trade Commission over it $24.6 billion purchase of competitor Albertsons (NYSE:ACI) nearly two years after the deal was announced.
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Kroger’s Nearly $25 Billion Merger Is Bad for Shoppers, F.T.C. Says
The Federal Trade Commission, which is trying to block Kroger’s plan to acquire Albertsons, said in court that the merger of grocery giants would also hurt workers’ pay and benefits.
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Why federal regulators want to stop grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons from merging
What could be the largest grocery store merger in U.S. history is at a do-or-die point, with closing arguments this week in a lawsuit filed by the FTC to stop Kroger’s nearly $25 billion ...