Ferguson ruled that combining Albertsons and Kroger would lessen competition and violate consumer-protection laws. The companies could have appealed the rulings or proceeded to the in-house FTC ...

saying it would reduce competition, which would harm shoppers. By Wednesday morning, Albertsons abandoned the merger and filed a lawsuit against Kroger, alleging a willful breach of contract for ...

Unionized New Mexico employees of two large grocery store chains are voting this week on whether to authorize strikes after filing allegations of unfair labor practices last week against the two ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Attorneys for the Federal Trade Commission and Kroger and Albertsons ended their three-week court battle the same way they started: diametrically opposed over whether the two ...

Kroger, which operates Fry's Food & Drug and other brands, said it will purchase Albertsons Cos. for $24.6 billion in a transaction announced Oct. 14 and expected to close in 2024. Albertsons ...

Unionized Safeway workers in Colorado, including those in the Boulder Valley, could soon go on strike, and labor leaders have ...