Two years after Kroger’s controversial $25 billion plan to take over rival Albertsons, the deal’s fate may be decided by one woman in Portland: U.S. District Court Judge Adrienne Nelson in Oregon.
Photo: Charly Triballeau/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission lawsuit to block the Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger goes to trial this week, and the stakes are large ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – Attorneys for the Federal Trade Commission and Kroger and Albertsons ended their three-week court battle the same way they started: diametrically opposed over whether the two ...
Plus, there may be bakery, a deli, maybe a florist ... It also considers the stores owned by the two companies in this case, Albertsons and Kroger, to be supermarkets too.
Both Costco and Walmart operate a pharmacy, deli counter, and bakery in most of their stores. Though we do feel that the FTC can be met in the middle by Kroger and Albertsons, perhaps growing the ...
4, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) The federal courthouse is reflected in the rear window as Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran enters a vehicle and leaves after testifying in a ...
The country's food supplier system is dominated by corporate conglomerates that stand to flourish under the megamerger between The Kroger Co. and Albertsons, experts say. “Throughout the food ...
Where Americans shop — and how much they pay — for groceries could hinge on the outcome of a trial starting Monday over whether the proposed merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – Who will win the ruling in a critical hearing in Kroger’s $25 billion bid to takeover Albertsons, which is being challenged by antitrust regulators at the Federal Trade ...
Kroger and Albertsons are set to face off with federal regulators this week over the fate of what would be the biggest supermarket merger in U.S. history. The two companies say the $24.6 billion ...
Federal regulators are trying to block Kroger’s merger with Albertsons. In a Portland suburb, residents already know what deteriorating access to fresh food looks like. By Danielle Kaye The ...