What’s next for $25B supermarket supermerger after FTC sues to block it, saying it could raise prices
- Written by Christine P. Bartholomew, Associate Professor of Law, University at Buffalo
Shoppers select items at a large Kroger supermarket in Atlanta in 2022.Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission announced on on Feb. 26, 2024, that it’s suing to prevent Kroger’s attempt to acquire Albertsons. The US$25 billion deal, first announced in 2022, would combine Cincinnati-based Kroger, already the lar...
