Albertsons shares dipped 0.1% Wednesday afternoon, while Kroger shares jumped 1.4%. Albertsons said Kroger “willfully” breached their $25 billion merger agreement, which would have created the ...

A bipartisan group of nine attorneys general joined the FTC in asking the court to grant a preliminary injunction blocking the proposed acquisition. Kroger, Albertsons Defend Deal Amid Competition ...

Kroger and Albertsons' plan for ... appealed the rulings or proceeded to the in-house FTC hearings. Albertsons' decision to pull out of deal instead surprised some industry experts.

But Kroger and Albertsons insist the FTC's objections don't take into account the rising competition in the grocery sector. Walmart's grocery sales totaled $247 billion last year compared to $63 ...

The collapsed $25 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons, two of the largest supermarket chains in the United States, has taken a dramatic turn with lawsuits now replacing boardroom negotiations ...

Rather than dwell on the collapse of their planned consolidation, Kroger and Albertsons have redirected their attention inward, reassessing operations and sharpening competitive edges. Kroger, long ...