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Kroger and Albertsons merger needed to close the gap with Walmart, executives testify
Two top Kroger Co. executives took the stand Monday in the Denver District Court antitrust trial seeking to block the grocer’s $24.6 billion merger
Colorado’s trial against the Kroger-Albertsons merger wraps up next week. Here’s four things you should know.
Supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons have been locking horns with Colorado’s attorney general for nearly three weeks as the companies defend their $25 billion merger in Denver district court.
In Colorado, Safeway would be owned by 2 companies post merger. Neither would be Albertsons.
Highlights of Week 2 in Colorado’s antitrust case to block the Kroger-Albertsons merger include more on who might take over the Safeways.
Colorado rests case challenging Kroger, Albertsons merger
The state attorney general sued in February to block Kroger’s proposed $24.6 billion purchase of Albertsons that would merge two of the state’s largest grocers.
Who's Susan Morris? Albertsons exec from Denver would run merger’s divested stores
Since the first day of trial in Colorado, lawyers for Kroger and Albertsons have repeatedly brought up the name of a grocery executive they believe has the adequate experience to
Kroger-Albertsons merger needed to close pricing gap with Walmart, executives testify
McMullen and Aitken emphasized that Walmart, with 3.5 times the grocery sales of Kroger, is the key competitor not Albertsons. Kroger has built its business strategy entirely around matching Walmart’s prices and staying ahead of a host of other rivals like Costco,
The Old-School Spy Tactics Helping to Set Your Grocery Prices
Price checks, store visits and ‘Safeway scrapes’ illustrate how grocers compete, fueling the government’s case against the ...
Failure of Kroger-Albertsons merger may lead to layoffs, store closures, CEO says
Vivek Sankaran testified Wednesday in Denver District Court during the second week of the trial in the state of Colorado’s ...
Denver Gazette2d
Who are King Soopers' real competitors? Merger trial picks apart Colorado grocers
The parent companies of King Soopers and Safeway, Kroger and Albertsons, have stressed throughout the merger process they ...
Listeria recall of chicken hits Safeway, Target, Walmart, Kroger and others
The listeria-launched recall of nearly 10 million pounds of meat and chicken products has reached the store brands of seven ...
Nearly 10M pounds of meat recalled for listeria risk. See impacted products, stores
BrucePac has recalled almost 10 million pounds of meat over listeria issues. Check the recall list to see if you have these ...
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Safeway Latest News
2:54 AM ESTCommercial Real Estate Kroger, Albertsons combine for dominant share of Northwest, study shows ...
Vail Daily7d
Albertsons brand would no longer exist in Colorado after merger with Kroger
As Kroger officials said in court, lowering prices at Safeway or Albertsons locations won’t be much of a challenge because Kroger’s prices are already “10 to 12% lower than Albertsons,” said ...
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A Look at State AGs Supermarket Antitrust Enforcement Push
Gone are the days when state attorneys general leave antitrust enforcement to their federal counterparts at the Federal Trade Commission or the ...