This approach makes the FTC’s position on the Kroger-Albertsons merger a unique and potentially precedent-setting case in the global retail industry. The FTC faces significant challenges in court, as ...

Even if you dial it back to a normal level, that’ll be a change.” The FTC expressed concern that the $25 billion merger of ...

Lina Khan’s days at the helm of the Federal Trade Commission, where she has overseen billions of dollars worth of scuttled corporate tie-ups — and become a political lightning rod — are numbered. And ...

Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congressman Adam Schiff have called on the FTC and the Department of Agriculture to investigate ...

Corporate leaders anticipate a flurry of deals once Donald Trump returns to the White House. The grocery industry seems ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, and Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., are calling upon the Federal Trade Commission and Department ...

Grocers allegedly charged higher than advertised prices and manipulated products' weights to overcharge customers.

Competition, pricing and the fate of Albertsons were key points of contention in the three court battles that unfolded over a nearly two-month period.

Antitrust law experts have said Kroger and Albertsons need to win all three ... which could jeopardize stores and jobs. The FTC filed two legal actions when it decided to fight the merger.

Given Albertsons' significant discount to Kroger's merger price, it appears highly unlikely that the deal will be completed. With the FTC's effort to ensure the merger lacks pricing power ...

A decision by a federal judge on the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction to hold consummation at bay is pending. Early on, Kroger and Albertsons sought to allay antitrust concerns by ...

The FTC filed the antitrust lawsuit because regulators believe the deal would “eliminate fierce competition between Kroger and Albertsons, leading to higher prices for groceries and other ...