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 temporarily blocked the merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons after a three-week hearing. The Federal Trade Commission sued over the $25 billion deal in February ...

Antitrust experts say a few core issues prompted the judges to say no the merger, ultimately dooming the deal.

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...