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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 KROGER ALBERTSONS MERGER BLOCKED BY A FEDERAL JUDGE. SO THE JUDGE RULING THE DEAL WOULD LIMIT COMPETITION IN THE GROCERY INDUSTRY AND HURT CUSTOMERS. EVENTUALLY, THE PROPOSED $25 BILLION ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...