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Kroger, Albertsons To Sell 166 More Stores To Gain Regulatory Approval For Merger

Kroger and Albertsons Cos have amended the asset sale agreement with C&S Wholesale Grocers to include an extra 166 stores in a bid to get regulato...

Judge To Hear FTC Challenge To Kroger-Albertsons Deal In August

U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson has set August 26 as the start of a hearing on the Federal Trade Commission's bid for a preliminary injunction to block...

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What Walmart May Gain From FTC's Kroger-Albertsons Lawsuit

The Federal Trade Commission's bid to block grocer Kroger's $25 billion acquisition of Albertsons could benefit Walmart, a rival whose close relationships...

US FTC To Block $25bn Kroger-Albertsons Supermarket Deal

The US Federal Trade Commission and eight states said they are suing to block supermarket chain Kroger's $24.6 billion deal to buy smaller rival Albertsons...

Kroger, Albertsons Need More Time To Close Proposed Merger

Grocers Kroger and Albertsons have said that they plan close their proposed $24.6 billion (€22.5 billion) merger in the first half of Kroger's fiscal...

Albertsons Sees Same Store Sales Up 2.9% In Third Quarter

US retailer Albertsons Companies saw net sales and other revenue increasing to $18.6 billion in the third quarter of its financial year from $18.2 billion...

Lawmakers Call On US Regulator To Thwart Kroger-Albertsons Deal

Six US lawmakers wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) expressing their opposition to the proposed $24.6-billion acquisition of grocery chain operato...

Kroger Cuts Annual Sales Forecast On Choppy Grocery Demand

Kroger has cut its annual sales forecast, pinched by moderating food and grocery prices at a time when volumes have come under pressure from consumers keep...