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 ...

The Tuesday afternoon decision to grant a preliminary injunction only temporarily blocks ... the judge noted. Finally, Kroger and Albertsons’ main argument in favor of their proposed merger ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

(The Center Square) - A federal judge has blocked the $24.6 billion proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger in response to a lawsuit filed against it by the Federal Trade Commission and ...

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 ...

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 ...