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FTC Sues to Block $25B Kroger-Albertsons Merger

by jcdavis on 2/26/24, 7:13 PM with 4 comments

  • by jcdavis on 2/26/24, 7:14 PM

  • by tiffanyh on 2/27/24, 12:16 AM

    Why now?

    Kroger announced the intent of this acquisition literally 1.5-years ago (Oct 2022).

    Why is it only now the FTC is suing?

    Note: I’m not taking a stance on for or against the acquisition. It just seems odd the FTC waited so long to sue over this.