Washington, Colorado take on Kroger The supermarkets argue mega-stores like Costco, Amazon and Walmart are their real competitors Salon · Oct 7, 2024
Grocery's biggest merger stuck in limbo The merger of two of the country's biggest supermarkets now faces both state and federal legal hurdles Salon · Jul 22, 2024
"Devastating:" Kroger sells 400 stores To prepare for their mega-merger with Albertsons, Kroger may have to sell an additional over 200 locations Salon · Sep 25, 2023
‘We’re really worried’: US supermarket mega-merger raises mass layoff fears Kroger and Albertsons seek deal through Federal Trade Commission but employees say previous merger experience has them deeply concerned The Guardian - US · Dec 12, 2022
WA sues to block $4 billion Albertsons dividend ahead of Kroger merger Washington's top lawyer has asked a court to stop Albertsons from paying investors a $4 billion dividend set to be paid out ahead of the grocery retailer's proposed merger with rival Kroger. Tribune News Service · Nov 2, 2022
In Seattle, Kroger-Albertsons merger raises fears of closures, 'grocery deserts' Nothing unsettles the average Seattleite quite like the thought of change at the local grocery store. Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022
Michael Hiltzik: Think food inflation is bad now? Wait till Kroger and Albertsons merge The gargantuan proposed $24.6-billion merger of supermarket behemoths Kroger and Albertsons is being touted by the merger partners as a boon to consumers. Los Angeles Times · Oct 18, 2022