This approach makes the FTC’s position on the Kroger-Albertsons merger a unique and potentially precedent-setting case in the global retail industry. The FTC faces significant challenges in court, as ...

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A decision by a federal judge on the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction to hold consummation at bay is pending. Early on, Kroger and Albertsons sought to allay antitrust concerns by ...

The same isn’t true in Washington, 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 ...

Corporate leaders anticipate a flurry of deals once Donald Trump returns to the White House. The grocery industry seems ...

Beginning in August, legal teams representing Kroger, Albertsons and the FTC sparred over industry competition, pricing and a ...

Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congressman Adam Schiff have called on the FTC and the Department of Agriculture to investigate ...

The nation’s largest pure-play grocer endures scrutiny from all sides in its effort to complete the biggest grocery deal in ...

Even if you dial it back to a normal level, that’ll be a change.” The FTC expressed concern that the $25 billion merger of ...

Antitrust law experts have said Kroger and Albertsons need to win all three ... which could jeopardize stores and jobs. The FTC filed two legal actions when it decided to fight the merger.

Given Albertsons' significant discount to Kroger's merger price, it appears highly unlikely that the deal will be completed. With the FTC's effort to ensure the merger lacks pricing power ...

Will the Kroger-Albertsons deal go through? Many experts say no The FTC has argued in its efforts to halt the merger that it will reduce competition and result in higher prices for consumers.