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Proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons is halted by federal, state judges

WashingtonProposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons is halted by federal, state judges

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By DEE-ANN DURBIN, Related Press

Revealed: December 10, 2024, 1:05pm

Up to date: December 10, 2024, 3:10pm

FILE – The outside of Kroger’s success heart is proven on July 27, 2022 in Dallas, Tex. (Rebecca Slezak/The Dallas Morning Information by way of AP, File)

The proposed merger between grocery store giants Kroger and Albertsons floundered on Tuesday after judges overseeing two separate circumstances each halted the merger.

U.S. District Court docket Decide Adrienne Nelson issued a preliminary injunction blocking the merger Tuesday after holding a three-week listening to in Portland, Oregon.

Later Tuesday, Decide Marshall Ferguson in Seattle issued a everlasting injunction barring the merger in Washington after concluding it will reduce competitors within the state.

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