Kroger-Albertsons merger blocked; Albertsons sues

A federal judge ruled that the merger would undermine competition. In a lawsuit, Albertsons claimed Kroger failed to do its due diligence.

In a significant win for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a federal judge blocked what would have been the largest grocery store merger in US history.

In her ruling, District Judge Adrienne Nelson agreed with the FTC that the $25 billion merger would have created an overly-dominant market participant. According

“Evidence

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