The trial in Oregon to consider the application by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for a preliminary injunction block the proposed merger of The Kroger Company and Albertson’s Corporation concluded on Tuesday 17th. A second round of litigation commenced in Washington State this week to be followed by a hearing in Colorado. At issue is the effect of the proposed merger on consumers, workers and suppliers from the creation of the combined enterprise.
EGG-NEWS has assembled a selected series of articles documenting the progress of the merger over the past 23 months presented in chronologic sequence. The entire list of close to 50 postings can be retrieved from EGG-NEWS by entering “Kroger” in the SEARCH block