By Catherine Douglas Moran Source: Grocery Dive Warren’s letter to the two regulatory bodies that assess the antitrust implications of proposed M&A comes as the grocery industry continues to grapple with ongoing concerns over grocery affordability. “[F]amilies are paying higher prices for food and groceries while dominant food industry conglomerates [...]
By Amaya Nichole Source: Inc. Nearly two years after its $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons collapsed in court, Kroger is attempting to buy another grocery chain. The grocery giant announced this week a definitive agreement to acquire Giant Eagle, a family-owned grocery and pharmacy chain with approximately $9 billion in [...]
By Lauren Rosenblatt Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Unionized workers at 35 corporate-owned Giant Eagle supermarket locations in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia have ratified a four-year contract. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776, which represents workers in the food and retail industries, announced Monday that union members ratified the [...]