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'Kroger needs to run the table': Grocer faces third legal challenge to Albertsons merger
Kroger will face off with regulators over its embattled proposed merger with Albertsons – this time against Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser.
Kroger-Albertsons merger trial begins Monday
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has sued in an effort to block the merger between the parent companies of King Soopers and Safeway, saying it would create a monopoly that would both harm consumers and workers.
Lawsuit by Colorado Attorney General Seeks to Prevent Kroger-Albertson Merger
This story by Lindsey Toomer appeared on Colorado Newsline on September 26, 2024. Workers and community members form a picket line outside a Denver King Soopers, after United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 began a strike over stalled labor negotiations on Jan. 12, 2021. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline)
Update on Kroger and Albertsons merger
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser held a virtual media briefing Thursday to provide an update on the lawsuit looking to block the potential merger between grocers Kroger and Albertsons. The challenge brought forth by Weiser follows two other lawsuits in Oregon and Washington State claiming a merger between the two would
Grocers, shoppers and workers speak out about Kroger-Albertsons deal ahead of trial
The Colorado attorney general’s office will argue that the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons will hurt workers, shoppers and farmers.
What to know ahead of Colorado trial seeking to block Kroger-Albertsons merger
The trial for the case brought forth by Colorado against the parent companies who run King Soopers and Safeway stores across the state will begin on Monday — marking the start of the third trial attempting to block the proposed $25 billion deal.
With Kroger-Albertsons merger on the line, CEOs grilled in Seattle court
On Monday, the CEOs for Kroger and Albertsons were pushed, and pushed back, over whether the two grocery retailers need to merge.
Colorado next up to argue its case against Kroger-Albertsons mega merger
The Colorado attorney general’s office will make its case against the merger of grocery store chains Kroger and Albertsons in court starting Monday as state attorneys will argue that consolidation of the two competitors would harm customers,
Trial starts Monday for Colorado lawsuit attempting to block Kroger-Albertsons merger
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser says the chains monitor each other’s prices and that when there’s little competition, prices for groceries go up.
“This deal would be bad for Colorado.” AG speaks, Albertsons responds ahead of grocery merger trial start
A trial is set to start in Denver on Monday determining whether or not a multi-billion dollar grocery merger will be allowed to move forward.
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KROGER IN COURT: Judge in FTC Case ‘Expeditiously' Working on Decision
The three-week trial in Portland, Ore., featured 30-plus witnesses arguing how the U.S. grocery market should be defined ...
Consumer freedom threatened by the Albertsons/Kroger merger, undermining competition | Opinion
What’s at stake in these lawsuits? One of the most important freedoms in our American economy – being able to choose where we ...
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Trial over $25 billion Kroger, Albertsons merger will begin Monday
Colorado’s top lawyer is preparing to present his case at a trial set to begin Monday regarding why a $25 billion merger ...
Kroger and Albertsons make a final pitch for their merger before a judge decides whether to block it
Closing arguments are coming up in the Federal Trade Commission's attempt to block the proposed merger of supermarket chains ...