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The impact on prices, and the American consumer, was a key point in the FTC's arguments against the merger of Kroger and ...

Several prominent mergers and acquisitions have been blocked or challenged by the Biden-Harris administration in 2024, ...

Ferguson ruled that combining Albertsons and Kroger would lessen competition and violate consumer-protection laws. The ...

During the heyday of American antitrust rulings, from the 1930s to the ’70s, few industries faced as much scrutiny as the grocery sector. In 1949, for example, the Justice Department won a landmark ...

“Albertsons is accusing Kroger of not doing enough to complete the deal, indicating communication from both the FTC and Albertsons was ignored. Not sure this was the case or even if the lawsuit ...

Last month, the FTC revived a long-dormant anti-monopoly law to take on the nation’s largest wine and spirits distributor.

But the FTC could look very different under President-elect Donald Trump. What does that mean for the Kroger-Albertsons merger going forward?

The FTC’s intervention in the Kroger-Albertsons deal is seen by many as a signal of heightened scrutiny for future retail ...

The proposed $24.6 billion merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons floundered on Tuesday after judges ...

The FTC sued along with attorneys general from eight states and the District of Columbia. Colorado, like Washington, sued on its own to block the deal. Kroger defended the deal, saying it would ...