Statement on FTC Victory Securing Halt to Kroger, Albertsons …
Dec 10, 2024 · The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon granted on December 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction to prevent Kroger Company from acquiring Albertsons Companies, Inc. in what would be the largest supermarket merger in …
FTC Challenges Kroger’s Acquisition of Albertsons
The Federal Trade Commission today sued to block the largest proposed supermarket merger in U.S. history—Kroger Company’s $24.6 billion acquisition of the Albertsons Companies, Inc.—alleging that the deal is anticompetitive.
Kroger and Albertsons grocery megamerger blocked by courts
Dec 10, 2024 · Kroger and Albertsons saw their $24.6 billion merger blocked on Tuesday by judges in two separate cases, one brought by federal regulators and the other by the Washington state attorney general.
KROGER IN COURT: Judge in FTC Case ‘Expeditiously' Working on …
Sep 30, 2024 · Kroger has has filed a post-trial brief in its FTC case. On Sept. 17, The Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. concluded their hearing with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the government’s motion for a preliminary injunction to block the …
The Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger was blocked in a big win for the FTC
In a major victory for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Biden Administration, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the $25 billion merger between grocery giants Kroger (KR) and...
As Kroger-Albertsons merger faces FTC scrutiny, state lawsuits …
Oct 7, 2024 · In August, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made a motion for a preliminary injunction against the proposed $24.6 billion merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the largest supermarket chains...
Where Kroger stands with its legal challenge to FTC’s in-house case
Oct 25, 2024 · Kroger sued the FTC in mid-August in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, claiming that the federal agency’s in-house tribunal challenging its proposed merger with Albertsons is unlawful because the FTC already has a separate federal lawsuit seeking to block the mega-deal.
What's it like in courtroom in Kroger showdown with the FTC over …
Sep 4, 2024 · PORTLAND, Ore. - After more than a week of the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case against Kroger’s $25 billion bid to take over rival Albertsons, you might wonder what it’s like in the...
Inside closing arguments from the FTC’s challenge to Kroger …
Sep 18, 2024 · PORTLAND, Oregon — The court case that could have a major impact on how groceries are sold in the U.S. is now in a federal judge’s hands. On Tuesday, lawyers on both sides of the Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to Kroger’s proposed acquisition of Albertsons made their closing arguments.
The FTC ruling killed the Kroger-Albertsons merger. What's next ...
4 days ago · Kroger, the nation’s largest operator of traditional supermarkets and one of Louisville's largest employers, would buy Albertsons, the second-largest such operator, for $24.6 billion and merge ...