FTC Blocks Kroger-Albertsons $24.6B Grocery Merger, Citing Labor and Consumer Harm

The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction to prevent Kroger from acquiring Albertsons on December 10, 2024, blocking the largest proposed supermarket merger in U.S. history. The FTC had sued to block the $24.6 …