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 ...

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 ...

A U.S. judge blocks Kroger's proposed merger with Albertsons. U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson finds the merger deal would impact competition in the grocery space. The FTC had argued that the ...

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 ...

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 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 ...