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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.

The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block Kroger's proposed $24.6 billion deal to buy a major rival, saying it would lead to higher prices for millions of Americans.

Kroger and Albertsons announced plans in 2022 to merge, but the proposed deal is getting pushback from Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson.

A group of congressional Democrats wrote to the FTC calling for the agency to block the pending merger between Albertsons and Kroger over antitrust concerns.

A grocery store in the San Francisco Bay Area has taken to installing metal gates at its entrance in an effort to deter rampant shoplifting that has spread throughout the city.

Top American advertising executives from companies including McDonald's and Colgate-Palmolive reportedly raised concerns that Twitter CEO Elon Musk is "perpetuating racism."

Sen. Tom Cotton brushed off concerns by "woke" CEOs who run to the GOP to escape regulation by Democrats.