Starting Monday, a federal district court judge in Oregon, will consider both sides and decide whether to grant the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunct.
OREGON, USA — The largest proposed grocery store merger in U.S. history is going to court.
On one side are supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons, which say their planned merger will help them compete against rivals like Costco. On the other side are antitrust regulators from the Federal Trade Commission, who say the merger would eliminate competition and raise grocery prices in a time of already high food price inflation.
Starting Monday, a federal district court judge in Portland,
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