In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was The FTC-Kroger, Albertsons fight could be long and complicated. The lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against the $24.6 billion Kroger, Albertsons merger could take months to play out and could have multiple outcomes. That is the stance of Eric Fruits. Fruits is a senior scholar at the International Center for Law and Economics and co-author of the white paper titled, “Food-Retail Competition, Antitrust Law, and the Kroger/Albertsons Merger”.
Other top stories:
- Grocery Outlet plans to open up to 60 stores in 2024
- FTC files lawsuit to stop Kroger, Albertsons merger
- Kroger workers authorized strikes in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio
- 5 things: Walgreens’ weight problem
In other news, Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee will have the opportunity to consider a new measure to protect grocery workers if the $24.6 billion Kroger, Albertsons merger is approved. If the deal receives the green light, 413 Kroger and Albertsons stores will be sold to C&S Wholesale Grocers. The state of Washington has 107 locations that would be impacted.
More top stories:
- Kroger lets downtown Cincinnati lease lapse
- Walmart settles weight fruit lawsuit for $45M
- Family Dollar to pay over $41M in fines due to poor conditions at distribution center
- Private label brands achieved record success in 2023