The largest proposed grocery store merger in U.S. history is going to court.
DEE-ANN DURBINKroger and Albertsons released a list of stores that would be sold off under a proposed merger of the grocery giants.On one side are supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons, which say their planned merger will help them compete against rivals like Costco. On the other side are antitrust regulators from the Federal Trade Commission, who say the merger would eliminate competition and raise grocery prices in a time of already high food price inflation.
Starting Monday, a federal district court judge in Portland, Oregon, will consider both sides and decide whether to grant the FTC's request for a preliminary injunction. An injunction would delay the merger while the FTC conducts an in-house case against the deal before an administrative law judge. Kroger, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, operates 2,800 stores in 35 states, including brands like Ralphs, Smith's and Harris Teeter. 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.
Five L.A. councilmembers introduced a resolution Friday intended to formalize the city's position against the proposed Albertsons-Kroger merger.Why do Kroger and Albertsons want to merge? Kroger and Albertsons - two of the largest grocery chains in the U.S. - announced in October 2022 that they planned to merge. The companies say the $24.6 billion deal would hold down prices by giving them more leverage with suppliers and allowing them to combine their store brands. They say a merger also would help them compete with big rivals like Walmart, which now controls around 22% of U.S. grocery sales. Combined, Kroger and Albertsons would control around 13%.
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