Proposed merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons is halted by federal, state judges
The proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons floundered on Tuesday after judges overseeing two separate cases both halted the deal. U.S. District Court Judge Adrienne Nelson issued a preliminary injunction blocking the merger Tuesday after holding a three-week hearing in Portland,
Meet the Pacific Northwest Judges Who Rejected the Kroger-Albertsons Supermarket Merger
Oregon U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson, an appointee of President Joe Biden, ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission and against the large grocery chains. Nelson's decision, along with one from Washington state court Judge Marshall Ferguson,
Federal, State Judges Block Kroger-Albertsons $25 Billion Merger
Two separate rulings on Tuesday stopped the merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons in its tracks. The decisions by
Kroger-Albertsons merger blocked by federal and Washington state judges
Two judges, one federal and another in Washington state, ruled on Tuesday against Kroger’s $25 billion takeover bid for Albertsons, granting court orders blocking the deal. After holding a more than three-week "mini-trial" in August and September,
Albertsons gives up on Kroger merger and sues the grocery chain for failing to secure deal
Albertsons is giving up on its merger with Kroger a day after it was rejected in two courts and it is suing the grocery chain, saying it didn’t do enough to secure regulatory approval for the $24.6 billion agreement.
Albertsons sues Kroger, breaks off proposed merger
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.
Albertsons Backs Out of Merger Deal and Sues Kroger After Court Rulings
The supermarket chain had tried to join forces with Kroger, but judges sided with federal and state regulators who charged that the merger would reduce competition.
A federal judge temporarily halts the proposed supermarket merger of Kroger and Albertsons
A federal judge has temporarily halted a proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons, an action that could scuttle the deal.
Albertsons shelves merger with Kroger
The decision to pull out comes a day after judges overseeing two separate cases over the proposed grocery store merger ruled to halt the effort.
Albertsons suing Kroger 'for billions,' cancels merger after court rulings
Albertsons announced Wednesday it is pulling out of its plans to merge with Kroger, citing two court rulings on Tuesday barring the transaction.
Albertsons ends merger deal, accuses Kroger of ‘self-serving conduct’
Albertsons is suing Kroger for breach of contract and accusing it of failing to exercise its “best efforts” to get regulatory approval for the merger.
Busted Kroger-Albertsons merger means no Piggly Wiggly stores for New Mexico -- at least for now
Greg Frazier said he and other members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1564 were "feeling good" after the Kroger ...
Parent company of Shaw's, Star Market gives up on blockbuster merger plan
Albertsons, the parent company of two prominent supermarket chains in Massachusetts, is abandoning merger plans one day after ...