Grocery chain Albertsons called off its $25 billion merger with Kroger, ending the largest proposed merger in US supermarket history.

Grocery chain Albertsons called off its $25 billion blockbuster merger with Kroger Wednesday after a federal judge halted the deal.

Albertsons' announcement comes one day after two separate court rulings blocked what would have been the largest grocery merger in history, worth nearly $25 billion.

Albertsons announced Wednesday it is pulling out of its plans to merge with Kroger, citing two court rulings on Tuesday barring the transaction.

For Kroger and Albertsons, the effort to join hands over the past two years has turned into a broken deal and a game of mutual blame overnight. The two firms will become rivals again, walking ...

New York (CNN) — The largest proposed merger in US supermarket history has collapsed. Grocery chain Albertsons called off its $25 billion merger with Kroger Wednesday, a day after a federal ...

New York (CNN) — Grocery chain Albertsons called off its $25 billion merger with Kroger, ending the largest proposed merger in US supermarket history.

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — The largest proposed merger in US supermarket history has collapsed. Grocery chain Albertsons called off its $25 billion merger with Kroger Wednesday ...

New York (CNN) — The largest proposed merger in US supermarket history has collapsed. Grocery chain Albertsons called off its $25 billion merger with Kroger Wednesday, a day after a federal ...

New York (CNN) — Grocery chain Albertsons called off its $25 billion merger with Kroger, ending the largest proposed merger in US supermarket history.