Kroger, Albertsons
Attorney: Kroger selling stores in Albertsons merger to a 'liquidator,' not competitor
An attorney directed particular ire toward the New Hampshire-based company, C&S Wholesale Grocers, which would acquire 579 stores sold off by the grocer after they combined.
Workers rally as trial for Kroger, Albertsons grocery store merger begins in Colorado
The first day of the trial seeking to stop the merger of two large grocery companies is underway in Colorado, and while the sides for and against the deal argued in court, workers raised their voices outside the courthouse.
Kroger- Albertsons Merger Trial Begins
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Kroger and Albertsons went to trial on Monday. The stores were taken to court by the state in an effort to block the grocery stores from merging.
Colorado AG: C&S will sell off divested stores if Kroger acquires Albertsons
That plan includes the divestiture of 579 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers, but the state of Colorado argued on Monday that the wholesale company, which operates about two dozen grocery stores, will likely sell the divested locations, according to a story in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Price Gouging and Other Dirty Tricks Behind the Kroger-Albertsons Merger
From price gouging to deleting evidence, this case reveals a lot about Kroger and Albertsons’ fight for dominance over the grocery market.
Colorado warns of price impacts if Kroger, Albertsons merge
The state is suing over Kroger's proposed $24.6 billion purchase of Albertsons, which would consolidate about two-thirds of the state’s supermarkets under a single owner.
'Kroger needs to run the table': Grocer faces third legal challenge to Albertsons merger
Kroger will face off with regulators over its embattled proposed merger with Albertsons – this time against Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser.
Trial day one wraps in Colorado’s Kroger Albertsons merger case
The Kroger Albertsons merger trial in Denver wrapped up it's first day with testimony from an Albertsons regional president and a rally in opposition of the deal outside the building.
Trial in lawsuit to stop Kroger and Albertsons merger starts in Denver
A trial for a lawsuit to stop a merger between Kroger and Albertsons began in Denver on Monday. A rally organized by union workers also happened outside the courthouse. Gabrielle Franklin has the full story.
Kroger-Albertsons merger trial begins in Colorado
The Colorado Attorney General's Office began its case in court today against the multi-billion dollar merger between grocery store chains Kroger and Albertson's.
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State says Kroger-Albertsons merger may cost Coloradans $500M per year; companies dispute claim
A merger of Kroger and Albertsons would cost Colorado consumers as much as $500 million a year because of a lack of ...
Colorado grocery workers rally against Kroger-Albertsons merger as antitrust trial begins in Denver
Colorado grocery workers joined labor advocates and elected officials outside Denver city hall on Monday to rally against a ...
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KROGER IN COURT: Judge in FTC Case ‘Expeditiously' Working on Decision
The three-week trial in Portland, Ore., featured 30-plus witnesses arguing how the U.S. grocery market should be defined ...
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Kroger’s 1st-ever ‘customer appreciation’ sale kicks off as merger cases enter fifth week
Kroger’s first-ever Customer Appreciation Week, which began on Sept. 25 and runs through Oct. 1, is a “mega-sales event ...