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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.

Kroger and Albertsons, who are looking to merge, have identified the 579 locations across the country that they intend to offload from their combined grocery store count.

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.

Ice cream lovers may melt over Kroger's summer solstice promotion as the grocer plans to give away 45,000 pints of its store-brand product on Thursday, June 20, 2024.

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.

Nearly 20,0000 pounds of Kroger's apple walnut with chicken salad bowl products that were sold throughout a dozen states are now being recalled over allergy concerns.

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.