Grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons want to merge. It's a move Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan worries could hurt ...
The fact is that there is no evidence that a Kroger-Albertsons merger would harm market competition, consumers, or workers. Claims to the contrary appear to be driven more by fear than facts.
With all the noise surrounding the Kroger-Albertsons merger, one would think that a Kroger spokesperson had recently announced plans for the grocery chain to shutter hundreds of stores or lay off ...
In seeking to stop the merger, the FTC and labor union leaders have argued that workers’ wages and benefits would decline if Kroger and Albertsons no longer competed with each other. They also ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — The critical hearing in federal court into Kroger’s proposed $25 billion takeover of Albertsons will stretch into a fourth week after attorneys for the grocers rested their ...
Washington state is going to court Monday to try to block a proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger. The case is ... for the next 20 years, no grocery store could open in the Birchwood ...
Jeffrey Dean / Bloomberg via Getty Images Kroger shares surged Thursday after the supermarket chain better-than-expected adjusted profit for the second quarter. Diluted EPS and revenue missed ...
Here are the key considerations: During the hearing, no less than 10 Kroger executives testified, most stressing the company’s No. 1 competitor was discounter Walmart, not Albertsons.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A new Kroger is now open on Ballardsville Road. The 66,000 sq. ft. store off New Chamberlain Road features a Starbucks, fuel center, pharmacy and drive-thru Wine and ...
Kroger has said no stores will be closed as a result of the merger. But that would not prevent stores being closed or consolidated down the road.