FTC, States Sue To Block Kroger's $24.6 Bln Albertsons Deal

The Federal Trade Commission or FTC along with a group of nine attorneys general have filed a lawsuit to block Kroger Co.'s proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of the Albertsons Companies, Inc., alleging that the deal is anticompetitive. In the move, FTC alleges that the planned merger, which would be the largest among supermarkets in U.S. history, will eliminate competition and raise grocery

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