In parallel, same-day rulings, a federal and state court blocked The Kroger Company’s $24.6 billion proposed acquisition of the Albertsons ...

On December 10, a federal court in Oregon issued a preliminary injunction against Kroger's proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons, ...

Kroger, the nation’s largest operator of traditional supermarkets, would buy Albertsons, the second-largest such operator, ...

In the long run, the demise of a proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger will benefit consumers and employees.