A U.S. District Judge in Oregon has blocked a $25 billion-bid by supermarket giant Kroger to take over rival Albertsons after ruling that the Federal Trade Commission's concerns about the merger's ...

In February 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and nine attorneys general sued to block the merger ... the colossus of a merged Kroger and Albertsons.” Judge Adrienne Nelson of the ...

The federal case now moves to the FTC, although Kroger and Albertsons have asked a different federal judge to block the in-house proceedings. Colorado is also trying to halt the merger in its own ...

A federal judge has ruled against Kroger’s $25 billion takeover bid ... She granted the order to block the merger until the agency's in-house judge decides for or against the deal.

A federal judge has halted the planned merger between the Albertsons and Kroger supermarket chains. U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson granted a preliminary injunction to block the $24.6 billion ...

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the proposed $25 billion merger between Albertsons and Kroger, agreeing with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that the deal would undermine competition in the ...

Grocery giant Albertsons called off its nearly $25 billion merger with Kroger after a federal judge temporarily blocked the union Tuesday in an effort to protect consumers from increasing costs.

On Wednesday Albertsons sued Kroger, seeking a $600 million termination fee and blaming the Cincinnati grocer for the merger’s collapse. U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson ... which sued in February ...

D.C. “Today's decision by a federal judge to extend the preliminary injunction blocking the $24.6 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger is a major victory for consumers, workers, and small businesses ...

A federal judge in Oregon has ... state's antitrust case against the merger was also scheduled to be issued Tuesday. "This is great news for grocery shoppers in Oregon who would have faced higher ...