By Jaclyn Peiser Source: The Washington Post A federal judge in Oregon blocked Kroger’s $24.6 billion acquisition of grocery rival Albertsons on Tuesday, marking the possible end of what would have been the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history. In issuing a temporary injunction, U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson said allowing the two [...]
By Jeff Wells and Sam Silverstein Source: Grocery Dive While the trio of court battles over the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons have concluded, uncertainty about how judges will rule in the cases remains top of mind for the grocery industry. Beginning in August, legal teams representing Kroger, Albertsons [...]
By Don Day Source: Boise Dev The hearings are done. The arguments made. Now, we wait. The gauntlet of three separate court actions to stop Kroger’s acquisition of Boise-based Albertsons have all had their day in court, but so far, no decisions have been handed down. The biggest of the [...]
By Jeff Wells Source: Grocery Dive The court case that could have a major impact on how groceries are sold in the U.S. is now in a federal judge’s hands. On Tuesday, lawyers on both sides of the Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to Kroger’s proposed acquisition of Albertsons made their [...]
By Bill Wilson Source: Supermarket News During closing arguments Tuesday in the Kroger, Albertsons federal merger trial in Portland, Ore., attorneys for the Federal Trade Commission asked a U.S. District Court judge to block the deal, according to reports. During the final day of the trial, FTC lawyers asked U.S. [...]
By Sam Silverstein Source: Grocery Dive As Kroger and Albertsons’ high-stakes battle with the Federal Trade Commission to preserve their planned merger plays out in court, the time they’ve spent trying to combine has emerged as another key challenge for the supermarket companies, according to industry analysts. In particular, the [...]
By Christine Blank Source: Seafood Source U.S. retailer Kroger filed a motion for preliminary injunction against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) challenge of its merger with Albertsons, one week after confirming it would lower grocery prices by USD 1 billion (EUR 900 million) if the merger is approved. Simultaneously, [...]
By Sam Silverstein Source: Grocery Dive The FTC’s bid to block the deal is based on an overly narrow definition of the grocery marketplace, the top legal officials of Ohio, Alabama, Georgia and Iowa said Wednesday in an amicus brief. Dive Brief: The attorneys general of Ohio and three other [...]
By Timothy Inklebarger Source: Supermarket News Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan announced Thursday that the FTC and Department of Justice will launch in inquiry into high grocery prices. Khan made the announcement at the first public meeting of the Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing, where representatives from [...]
By Timothy Inklebarger Source: Supermarket News As Albertsons moves forward in its legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission and several state attorneys general over its proposed $24.6 billion purchase by Kroger, it’s upping the stakes on its legal efforts. According to a recent proxy statement filing with the Securities [...]