“But that’s exactly the job we’re here to do,” Hall said. When they announced the merger plan, Kroger and Albertsons said they needed to consolidate to better compete with Walmart, No. 1 in the ...

the ownership of nearly 5,000 stores and the employment of some 700,000 workers. Kroger and Albertsons attempted to blunt antitrust concerns when they arranged to sell off 579 stores to a major ...

A line of trucks stretched down the road outside Kroger's Hickory Hill distribution center Monday. The company opened the ...

“We went to court to block this illegal merger to protect Washingtonians’ struggling with high grocery prices and the workers whose jobs were at stake." Meanwhile, Kroger said in a statement ...

No, according to the supermarket chains. Assuming Kroger and Albertsons stay true to their promise to not shut down stores, workers will keep their jobs. However, if the merger goes through ...