A federal judge has halted a proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons over anti-trust concerns - an action that could scuttle the deal. The move halts the massive merger ...

In response to monopoly concerns, Kroger offered to sell off more than 100 of its Washington locations to a wholesaler to increase competition in the state, however the AG's office argues this ...

Ferguson cited internal chat communications by Albertsons executives admitting they were “basically creating a monopoly” that Washington antitrust regulators discovered as part of their case.

The judges didn’t agree with Kroger and Albertsons on competition. ... it is the opposite of a monopoly, where a company has a stranglehold on something for sale and sets prices high.

Albertsons, which operates over 2,200 grocery stores — including Balducci’s, ... Stoller, who does anti-monopoly research, blasted Albertsons’ demands, suggesting they are unreasonable. 3.

Thwarted by federal and state judges, Albertsons gave up on its proposed $24.6 billion sale to Kroger and sued its would-be merger partner.

Kroger and Albertsons will have their first opportunity to test it out on Aug. 26 when the Federal Trade Commission will appear before a federal court in Oregon in an effort to halt the merger ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) is cracking down on an upcoming Kroger-Albertsons merger that could threaten up to 617 stores nationwide – more than 60 in his home state.According to ...

Albertsons is the state’s largest company and a Boise icon. It has $79 billion in yearly sales, 285,000 employees nationwide and more than 5,000 employees in Idaho, making it the Gem State’s ...

Boise-based Albertsons told suppliers that it expects them to absorb tariff costs or, if they can’t, to ask for permission to raise prices for goods supplied. ... an anti-monopoly nonprofit.

Albertsons, based in Boise, Idaho, operates 2,273 stores in 34 states, including brands like Safeway, Jewel Osco and Shaw’s. Together, the companies employ around 710,000 people. More about ...