Tag: Albertsons
Kroger Wants Antitrust Suit Over Albertsons’ Merger Dismissed
Kroger has requested the dismissal of a consumer antitrust lawsuit in the United States regarding their acquisition of competitor retailer Albertsons Companies.
A consumer lawsuit...
New Private Suit Seeks To Block Kroger’s Albertsons $25B Buy
A private lawsuit filed in California on Thursday seeks to stop Kroger's planned $25 billion purchase of rival Albertsons, a deal that state attorneys...
Washington Court Declines To Review Albertsons’ $4B Dividend Case
Washington state’s highest court on Tuesday cleared the way for Albertsons Companies to pay a $4 billion dividend ahead of the grocer’s proposed deal...
FTC Issues 2nd Request To Kroger On Albertsons Deal
Kroger has received a second request for information from the Federal Trade Commission on its $24.6 billion deal to acquire Albertsons, potentially dragging out...
State AGs Ask Court To Temporarily Stop $4B Albertsons Dividend Payment
The attorneys general of California, Illinois and Washington D.C. asked a federal court on for a preliminary injunction that would prevent Albertsons, which is...
Albertsons, Kroger CEOs Face US Senators
Executives at Kroger and Albertsons Companies are expected to face tough questions on Tuesday from lawmakers who worry the grocers' planned $25 billion merger...
US Judge Blocks Albertsons’ $4B Payout In Kroger Fight, Again
Albertsons’ investors hoping for their share of a promised $4 billion payment must wait at least another week for a payout bound up in a controversial...
Washington State’s Attorney General Sues Albertsons To Stop $4B Pre-Merger Payout
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to block grocery chain Albertsons from paying dividends to shareholders before closure of...
Albertsons Reportedly in Merger Talks with Kroger
Albertsons' stock price soared during trading early Thursday, October 13, following reports that the retailer was in talks to merge with grocery giant Kroger.
An...
US: Rite Aid, Albertsons call off merger
In a surprise move, Rite Aid and Albertsons called off their planned US$24 billion merger on the eve of a shareholder vote in the...