Oregon
Federal judge halts $24.6B Kroger-Albertsons merger
U.S. District Court for Oregon Judge Adrienne Nelson on Tuesday ruled a proposed $24.6 billion merger between grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons likely would harm consumers and halted it.
A customer looks at meat products at a Safeway supermarket, a subsidiary of Albertsons, in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 27, 2022. A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a proposed Kroger and Albertsons merger by ruling in favor of an injunction request made... [2479 chars]