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Kroger and Albertsons Announce Plan to Merge in $25 Billion Deal

Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues Consumer Protection Federal Trade Commission Food Khan, Lina Kroger Company Labor and Jobs Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Shopping and Retail Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Walmart Stores Inc

Kroger and Albertsons Announce Plan to Merge in $25 Billion Deal

The deal, an effort to bulk up against deep-pocketed rivals Walmart and Amazon, is likely to invite serious antitrust scrutiny from regulators.

By Lauren Hirsch Julie Creswell and Jordyn Holman

What the $24.6 Billion Kroger-Albertsons Merger Could Mean for Groceries

Federal Trade Commission Kroger Company Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Walmart Stores Inc

What the $24.6 Billion Kroger-Albertsons Merger Could Mean for Groceries

Two of the largest U.S. supermarket chains hope to join forces as inflation pushes food prices higher and as Amazon and Walmart become more powerful.

By Lauren Hirsch

Kroger and Albertsons, Grocery Giants, Are Said to Be in Talks to Merge

Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues Federal Trade Commission Inflation (Economics) Kroger Company Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Supermarkets and Grocery Stores United States

Kroger and Albertsons, Grocery Giants, Are Said to Be in Talks to Merge

A deal could be the industry’s largest in years and would almost certainly invite antitrust scrutiny from regulators.

By Lauren Hirsch and Julie Creswell