Dozen Republican AGs Back Kroger Challenge of FTC In-House Court
A coalition of 12 Republican attorneys general are backing Kroger Co.’s lawsuit alleging that the Federal Trade Commission’s ...
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KROGER IN COURT: Grocery CEOs Testify in Washington State
Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen and Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran argued that their $24.6 billion merger is justified, as it will allow them to better compete with diverse yet powerful ...
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Kroger-Albertsons Merger Will Increase Costs For Shoppers, Says FTC Chair
The chairperson of the US’s Federal Trade Commission has warned that the largest-ever planned grocery merger would increase costs for everyday shoppers despite promises to the contrary by those at the ...
With Kroger-Albertsons merger on the line, CEOs grilled in Seattle court
On Monday, the CEOs for Kroger and Albertsons were pushed, and pushed back, over whether the two grocery retailers need to ...
CEOs testify in WA antitrust trial for Kroger-Albertsons merger
Washington State's antitrust trial to block Kroger and Albertsons from merging is heating up. Get caught up on this morning’s ...
Kroger-Albertsons merger could impact access to food in South Kitsap
The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners wrote in a resolution they are concerned the national merger could reduce access to ...
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Tempur Sealy to Divest More Than 100 Stores in Bid to Close Mattress Firm Deal
Tempur Sealy International said on Monday it plans to sell more than 100 stores in a bid to get regulatory approval for its ...
Kroger-Albertsons trial: Golden parachutes, deleted texts, snarky emails and more
Details from the three-week Kroger-Albertsons merger trial give a window into executives' thinking and eye-popping payouts, ...
FTC chair Lina Khan warns that airlines might one day use AI to find out you're attending a funeral and charge more
Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, is concerned that companies could use AI and personal data to charge ...
Inside the “very, very guarded” agreements that dictate what’s sold in grocery stores — and the cost
Supermarkets’ cooperative marketing agreements are often “very, very tightly guarded documents,” John said. Outside of a ...
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Who is Adrienne Nelson? Meet the judge who will rule on the Kroger Albertsons merger
Two years after Kroger’s controversial $25 billion plan to take over rival Albertsons, the deal’s fate may be decided by one woman in Portland: U.S. District Court Judge Adrienne Nelson in Oregon.