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Albertsons gives up on Kroger merger, sues the grocery chain for failing to secure deal

Dec 11, 2024
Albertsons is giving up on its merger with Kroger and it is suing the grocery chain, saying it didn’t do enough to secure regulatory approval for the $24.6 billion agreement.
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The $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger has been blocked — for now

But would a new FTC chair under President-elect Donald Trump take a different view of the merger between the two grocery store companies?
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