Kroger-Albertsons Merger Halted by the Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission's antitrust action does not benefit grocery shoppers. Reason · Dec 12, 2024
US Courts Block Kroger's $25 Bn Supermarket Mega-merger Two US courts ruled against supermarket giant Kroger's planned $24.6 billion acquisition of rival chain Albertsons on Tuesday, dealing an existential threat to the merger in a win for the Federal Trade Commission, which had argued the deal would harm consumers. International Business Times · Dec 11, 2024
Major Supermarket Chain Put Fake Weights on Foods To Charge More: District Attorney Albertsons and Vons will pay a multi-million dollar settlement after customers complained that prices were misleading. International Business Times · Oct 4, 2024
Harris Joins the FTC's Food Fight Against Kroger-Albertsons Merger Amid rising grocery costs, the FTC's fight against the merger may end up hurting the very consumers it's supposed to protect. Reason · Aug 17, 2024
FTC And States May Challenge Kroger-Albertsons Merger Deal Regulatory bodies may challenge Kroger-Albertsons merger over antitrust concerns, potentially leading to legal action and significant implications for the ... Top News · Feb 20, 2024
FTC Fights Grocery Store Merger That May Bring Down Prices Who needs better prices, products, and customer service? Reason · Nov 24, 2023
Is the grocery industry broken? In a world where we're forced to choose between monopolies, it becomes apparent that the grocery industry is broken Salon · May 9, 2023
'Secure Jobs Act' Would Cost New Yorkers Secure Jobs Plus: Destigmatizing sex work, free markets and grocery store mergers, and more... Reason · Dec 8, 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