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What’s next for Albertsons after calling off its $25B grocery merger with Kroger: More lawsuits

  • Written by Christine P. Bartholomew, Professor of Law, University at Buffalo
What’s next for Albertsons after calling off its $25B grocery merger with Kroger: More lawsuitsAlbertsons is now suing the competitor that had tried to acquire it.AP Photo/Jenny Kane

Albertsons announced on Dec. 11, 2024, that it had called off an attempted merger with Kroger and would sue Kroger for breach of contract. The US$25 billion deal, first announced in 2022, would have combined Cincinnati-based Kroger, already the largest...

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