The second-largest supermarket chain in the U.S., Albertsons Companies, said the chain won't accept price hikes to account for President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

A number of retail stores, pharmacies and grocers will be open for shoppers during the Easter holiday on Sunday. Some stores, however, may have reduced hours.

A federal judge issued a ruling that blocks the proposed $25 billion merger between Albertsons and Kroger, which critics argued would reduce competition in the grocery industry.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service, an agency of the USDA, has updated lists of all the schools and retailers that have been impacted by the BrucePac meat recall.

The National Grocers Association urged lawmakers and regulators to focus on enforcing antitrust law in supplier pricing instead of alleged "price gouging" by the grocery industry.

The FTC lawsuit to block the Albertsons-Kroger merger went to trial on Monday, with the agency arguing the deal undermines competition and the companies saying it will help consumers.

Kroger and Albertsons announced that the two companies agreed to temporarily pause their $25 billion merger as a lawsuit filed by Colorado challenging their merger goes to trial.

Antitrust regulators in the Biden administration's FTC have challenged and investigated several high profile proposed mergers and acquisitions in recent years over competition concerns.

Kroger and Albertsons plan to sell an additional 166 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers, bringing the total to 579 stores that would be sold to make way for their proposed merger.

The FTC is attempting to block the Kroger-Albertsons merger on the grounds it would hurt competition, while the companies argue the tie-up would be beneficial for consumers and workers.