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'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.
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.
Kroger-Albertsons merger trial begins Monday
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has sued in an effort to block the merger between the parent companies of King Soopers and Safeway, saying it would create a monopoly that would both harm consumers and workers.
'Stop the Merger' Rally on Monday ahead of Kroger, Albertsons trial
The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 is holding a "Stop the Merger" rally.
Lawsuit by Colorado Attorney General Seeks to Prevent Kroger-Albertson Merger
This story by Lindsey Toomer appeared on Colorado Newsline on September 26, 2024. Workers and community members form a picket line outside a Denver King Soopers, after United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 began a strike over stalled labor negotiations on Jan. 12, 2021. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline)
Update on Kroger and Albertsons merger
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser held a virtual media briefing Thursday to provide an update on the lawsuit looking to block the potential merger between grocers Kroger and Albertsons. The challenge brought forth by Weiser follows two other lawsuits in Oregon and Washington State claiming a merger between the two would
What to know ahead of Colorado trial seeking to block Kroger-Albertsons merger
The trial for the case brought forth by Colorado against the parent companies who run King Soopers and Safeway stores across the state will begin on Monday — marking the start of the third trial attempting to block the proposed $25 billion deal.
With Kroger-Albertsons merger on the line, CEOs grilled in Seattle court
On Monday, the CEOs for Kroger and Albertsons were pushed, and pushed back, over whether the two grocery retailers need to merge.
Colorado takes legal action against Kroger-Albertsons merger
Colorado is the latest state to take legal action against the Kroger-Albertsons merger. The Attorney General’s office will begin making a case opposing the merger on Monday.Attorney General Phil Weiser is vocal about his opposition to the $35 billion merger between the two grocery store giants.
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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 ...
Will a Kroger-Albertsons merger help customers or hurt them? What the FTC chair warns
Grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons want to merge. It's a move Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan worries could hurt ...
Consumer freedom threatened by the Albertsons/Kroger merger, undermining competition | Opinion
What’s at stake in these lawsuits? One of the most important freedoms in our American economy – being able to choose where we ...
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Trial over $25 billion Kroger, Albertsons merger will begin Monday
Colorado’s top lawyer is preparing to present his case at a trial set to begin Monday regarding why a $25 billion merger ...
Battle over Fry's parent Kroger bid to acquire Albertsons moves from Portland to Denver
Grocery giants Kroger — the parent company of Fry's Food Stores in the Phoenix metro — and Albertsons — which owns Safeway ...
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 ...