return2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 12 days agoJudge blocks Albertsons-Kroger $25 billion supermarket mergerwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down11
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkJudge blocks Albertsons-Kroger $25 billion supermarket mergerwww.nbcnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 12 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·12 days agoIt was bad enough when Safeway and Albertson’s merged. There were major shenanigans afoot when that happened. In order to get approval for THAT deal, Albertson’s had agreed to sell off some stores to Haggen. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090115_haggen/haggen-sues-albertsons-1-billion-over-grocery-deal/ That resulted in a $1B lawsuit.
It was bad enough when Safeway and Albertson’s merged. There were major shenanigans afoot when that happened.
In order to get approval for THAT deal, Albertson’s had agreed to sell off some stores to Haggen.
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090115_haggen/haggen-sues-albertsons-1-billion-over-grocery-deal/
That resulted in a $1B lawsuit.