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 ...

Given Albertsons' significant discount to Kroger's merger price, it appears highly unlikely that the deal will be completed.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, and Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., are calling upon the Federal Trade Commission and Department ...

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.” ...

Albertsons executive on the effect ... and settlement in California are in no way related to the FTC’s challenge of our merger with Kroger.” ...

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 ...

the FTC accused Albertsons executives of deleting text messages related to the merger, including one thread where an executive admitted the merger would likely increase prices. “When Kroger ...