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 ...

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 ...

The rulings mean Kroger’s 2022 proposal to buy Albertsons ... judge at the Federal Trade Commission will determine whether the merger is anticompetitive, though a Kroger lawsuit seeks to block ...

The case may now move to the FTC, although Kroger and Albertsons have asked a different federal judge to block the in-house proceedings. Colorado and Washington are also trying to halt the merger ...

Albertsons is seeking billions of dollars in damages from Kroger to make its ... as a target to complete the merger, but the Federal Trade Commission sued to block the move. The FTC alleged ...

U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson issued a preliminary injunction against the merger ... to block the deal over concerns Kroger would become too dominant with its acquisition of Albertsons ...

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 ...

The proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons floundered on Tuesday after judges overseeing two separate cases both halted the merger.U.S. District Court Judge Adrienne ...

The Kroger store in the Tates Creek Centre in Lexington, Ky., in Feb. 12. A U.S. district judge in Oregon has blocked a $25 billion bid by supermarket giant Kroger to take over rival Albertsons ...