The supermarket chain had tried to join forces with Kroger, but judges sided with federal and state regulators who charged that the merger would reduce competition. Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Supermarkets and Grocery Stores, Decisions and Verdicts, Albertsons Inc, Kroger Company, Federal Trade Commission The supermarket chain had tried to join forces with Kroger, but judges sided with federal and state regulators who charged that the merger would reduce competition. NYT > Business
Albertsons Backs Out of Merger Deal and Sues Kroger After Court Rulings
