News
NerdWallet 3/27/24
What a Kroger-Albertsons Merger Could Mean for Grocery Shoppers
In These Times 3/12/24
The Mega Grocery Merger That Workers Would Pay the Price For
Denver Post 3/1/24
Editorial: Leave no stone unturned when investigating Kroger and Albertsons merger
Seeking Alpha 2/29/24
Albertsons Investment Prospects After FTC Blocks Kroger Buyout
The Big Newsletter, Matt Stoller 2/28/24
The $25B Kroger-Albertsons Merger Is Going to Fail
Eater.com 2/27/24
A Kroger-Albertsons Merger Would Be Bad for Almost Everyone
NBC 4, Ted Chen 2/26/24
Eight states, FTC sue to block Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger
Telemundo 52, Raymond Mesa 2/26/24 (Spanish)
Demanda por Propuesta de Fusión de Supermercados
Los Angeles Times, includes statement attributed to Pres. Kathy Finn, 2/26/24
Kroger-Albertsons mega-merger would cause grocery price hikes, FTC says in suit to block deal
KQED 2/26/24
California Joins FTC and 7 Other States in Suit to Block Kroger-Albertsons Supermarket Merger
Cincinnati Enquirer 2/26/24
Biden's FTC sues to kill Kroger takeover of Albertsons
Huffpost 2/26/24
Federal Trade Commission Sues To Stop Kroger-Albertsons Merger
Reuters 2/26/24
Unions praise FTC lawsuit blocking Kroger and Albertsons' merger
[Spanish version]
Los sindicatos alaban la demanda de la FTC que bloquea la fusión de Kroger y Albertsons
New York Times 2/26/24
F.T.C. Sues to Block Kroger-Albertsons Grocery Store Deal
FTC Press Release 2/26/24
FTC Challenges Kroger’s Acquisition of Albertsons
BOMBSHELL: Potential Criminal Activity Revealed in the Kroger-Albertsons Merger (great analysis)
Salon 2/20/24
“A nefarious bargain”: Lawsuits, union resistance mounts as Kroger-Albertsons mega-merger stalls (quotes Local 7 Pres, L3000)
Bloomberg 2/20/24
FTC, States to Sue Over Kroger-Albertsons Deal Next Week
WCPO 2/20/24
Report: FTC may join states in fight against Kroger-Albertsons deal
Yahoo Finance/Bloomberg 2/20/24
FTC, states could sue over Kroger-Albertsons $24.6 bln deal next week, Bloomberg reports
Union Leader 2/20/24
What happened to the dozen D-FW supermarkets sold in the last big grocery merger?
The Daily Sentinel, Co 2/20/24
AG listened, took action accordingly
Huffpost 2/27/24
Kroger, Albertsons Allegedly Colluded Against Grocery Workers' Union
The American Prospect 2/16/24
Why the Kroger-Albertsons Merger Will Harm Labor
BoiseDev.com 2/14/24
‘Bought by the enemy’: Colorado sues to block Albertsons/Kroger deal, claims companies colluded
Kroger Loses The CFO Who was Key to Albertsons Deal
Krdo Radio 1/26/24
Kroger and Albertsons extend merger timeline, grocery store workers and union hold presser
Kiro News Radio 1/26/24
Union: History is doomed to repeat itself if the Kroger-Albertsons merger happens
BoiseDev, 1/26/24
Walk away or block: Large grocery union lays out its case against Kroger, Albertsons deal
CBS Colorado, 1/26/24
Grocery workers union reacts to proposed Kroger and Albertson's merger timeline
KNX NEWS 97.1 FM
Proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger has grocery union fighting for its members
LA DailyNews 1/26/24
Employees speak out against proposed Kroger/Albertsons merger
Salon, 1/17/24
Washington state aims to block $25 billion merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons
Supermarket News 1/16/24
Kroger, Albertsons merger is delayed
The Seattle Times, 1/15/24
WA attorney general sues to block Kroger, Albertsons merger
Cincinnati Enquirer 1/15/24
Kroger merger delayed as Washington AG sues, Albertsons execs called deal 'a monopoly'
Real Change Jan 3,2024 Op-Ed
Proposed megagrocery merger is a threat to both workers, consumers
Forbes- Jan 4,2024
Why Grocery And Pharmacy Workers Oppose The Kroger/Albertsons Merger
RealChangeNews- Jan 3, 2024
Proposed megagrocery merger is a threat to both workers, consumers
TheCheckOutRadio 12/22/2023
Why Grocery Workers Oppose the Kroger-Albertsons Merger
FreshfruitPortal.com- Nov. 7,2023
Kroger-Albertsons merger concerns Colorado grocery workers
November 2, 2023 Supermarket News
Kroger, Albertsons sound off on negative comments over pending merger
Boisedev.com
FTC head says decision on blocking Albertsons/Kroger deal won’t happen this year
KGNU 1390 am, 88.5 fm, 11/02/23 (great audio report)
Should Kroger be allowed to buy one of it’s biggest competitors?
Aspen Public Radio
Should Kroger be allowed to buy one of it’s biggest competitors?
KJCT8.com
‘A lot at stake,’ FTC chair says about proposed grocery store merger
Fox 31 Denver/Youtube
Grocery workers voice concerns about Kroger-Albertsons merger
11/01/23 CBS CO
Coloradans voice concern over proposed Kroger and Albertsons merger
ABC 9 Cincinnati
Kroger-Albertsons divestiture deal could 'backfire' on Kroger, UFCW analyst says
9News
'A lot at stake,' FTC chair says about proposed grocery store merge
Denver Gazette
Colorado AG Weiser, FTC chair hold town hall on proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger
CBS-Youtube
Coloradans voice concern over proposed Kroger and Albertsons merger
CBS-Earlier Report/Youtube
Coloradans voice opinion on big grocery merger
9News.com (Video)
Public opposes grocery store merger at town hall meeting
WCPO 9/Youtube
Possible Kroger, Albertsons merger sees pushback (Youtube)
Colorado Public Radio
Grocery workers ask FTC chair to stop Kroger-Albertsons merger during Denver visit
Colorado Sun
FTC chair hears only opposition to proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger during Denver stop
Progressive Grocer OpEd 10/30/23
Opinion: Kroger-Albertsons Proposed Mega-Merger Is a Threat to Workers and Shoppers Alike
Salon 9/25/23
"Devastating experience": Some grocery employees brace for the worst as Kroger sells 400 stores
Supermarket News 9/20/23
UFCW cites ‘echoes of Haggen’ in proposed C&S deal
Bizjournals.com 9/20/23
Grocery Dive 9/11/2023
UFCW local unions raise concerns about Kroger-Albertsons’ divestiture plan with C&S
News Bloomberg Law 8/23/23
Kroger Deal Will Harm Workers, State Treasurers Tell FTC
Colorado News Line 8/23/23
Colorado state treasurer urges feds to reject Kroger-Albertsons merger
8NewsNow 8/21/23
Nevada Attorney General wants to hear your thoughts on the Albertsons-Kroger merger
KRQE 8/18/23
New Mexico Secretary of State Criticized Kroger-Albertsons Merger
Reuters 8/18/23
California probes 'pharmacy deserts' in Kroger's Albertsons deal-sources
Los Angeles Times 8/11/23 (Mentions Coalition Work to Stop Merger)
The picket line is their classroom: Inside UC’s labor union boot camp for student activists
Reuters 8/10/23
SupermarketNews 8/9/23
Kroger, Albertsons CEOs tout merger together in new video
WinsightGroceryBusiness 8/8/23
Kroger, Albertsons CEOs tout merger in social media video
MorningNewsBeat.com 8/8/23
Kroger, Albertsons Lining Up Suitors for Stores That Mat be Divested
Axios 8/7/23
Kroger and Albertsons line up suitors for store divestitures
BloombergLaw.com 8/3/23
Kroger, Albertsons Dodge Bid to Halt $24.6 Billion Merger
12News.com 8/2/23
Two major grocery stores are trying for a merger, and Arizonans don't like it
International Center for Law & Economics 7/27/23
Five Problems with a Potential FTC Challenge to the Kroger/Albertsons Merger
Fox 31/Colorado 7/27/23
Attorney general hears concerns over Kroger-Albertsons merger
CNBC 7/26/23
Kroger CEO is confident about Albertsons deal despite FTC merger crackdown
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO) - 7/26/23
Kroger-Albertsons merger town hall | | gazette.com
Cincinnati Enquirer 7/26/23
'Outlandish.' Grocery unions slam executive payouts in Kroger/Albertsons merger
Yahoo News 7/26/23
'Outlandish.' Grocery unions slam executive payouts in Kroger/Albertsons merger
Random Lengths News 7/26/23
Beststocks.com 7/25/23
Albertsons Companies Exceeds Analyst Expectations with First Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Results
MorningNewsBeat.com7/25/23
Are the Stars Lining Up for the Kroger-Albertsons Deal to Be Rejected?
The Denver Post 7/22/23
Exclusive: Kroger and Albertsons CEOs give details on controversial $25 billion merger
SupermarketNews 7/21/23
Kroger, Albertsons merger could be affected by new FTC, DOJ guidelines
WinsightGroceryBusiness 7/20/23
Antitrust review may get tougher for Kroger-Albertsons merger
Politico 7/1923
Biden administration lays out plan to squeeze mergers
UFCW 770 OpEd 7/19/23
La fusión de supermercados llega en un mal momento (Español)
LA OPINIÓN – English version
A Grocery Store Merger Is Coming at a Really Bad Time
Montevista Journal (CO) LTE - 7/14/2023
https://montevistajournal.com/article/letter-appalled-by-the-proposed-kroger-albertson-merger
Montevista Journal (CO) Op-Ed - 7/14/2023
Progressive Grocer 7/10/23
Retailer Deep Dive: Albertsons' Way Forward
SupermarketNews 7/6/23
VIDEO: How the Kroger, Albertsons merger will disrupt grocery as we know it
BoiseDev.com 7/5/23
Top Albertsons execs could net more than $140 million if Kroger deal goes through
Long Beach Post News 6/30/23
Pueblo Chieftain OpEd Pueblo, CO 7/30/23
Save Our Stores Ralphs-Burbank 6/29/23
Burbank Leader 7/5/23 Grocery Store Workers Protest Merger
KTLA5 Southern California grocery workers rally against Albertsons-Kroger merger
EPA Images/EFE (With VIDEO)
Protest against the merger of Kroger and Albertsons in Burbank, California
EPA Images/EFE
Protest against Kroger and Albertsons Merger in Burbank, California
All Things Considered NPR/KPCC/ LAist Radio piece
Univisión 34 – Demonstration Against Potential Supermarket Merger
Pueblo Chieftain 6/30/23
CowboyStateDaily 6/27/23
Albertsons CEO Gets Earful From Casper Workers About $25 Billion Merger With Kroger
Bloomberg 6/23/23
Kroger Investors Pay Gap Proposal Win Emboldens Activists (2)
Progressive Grocer 6/23/23
Kroger Investors Vote for Racial, Gender Pay Equity Proposal at Annual Meeting
Westword 6/7/23
Union Sounds Alarm on How Kroger-Albertsons Merger Endangers Retirees
Salon 6/6/23
As a mega-merger with Albertsons looms, Kroger makes another big payroll error
Cowboy State Daily 6/6/23
Press & guide 6/2/23
UFCW 951 joins unions across the country in condemning Kroger-Albertsons merger
NYTimes Op-Ed 5/29/23
The Real Reason your Groceries are Getting so expensive
SupermarketNews 5/26/23
Parent group is the next to oppose Kroger, Albertsons merge
Philadelphia Business Journal 5/19/23
Former Acme Markets president to spearhead plans for Albertsons spinoff in $24.6B Kroger merger
WinSightGroceryBusiness 5/19/23
Albertsons taps Jim Perkins to ready SpinCo option for merger with Kroger (Video interview with Rodney McMullen)
Popular Information 5/17/23
How a grocery store mega-merger could cost workers millions
SupermarketNews 5/16/23
Kroger, Albertsons merger backlash intensifies with opposition from consumer group
CenterForScienceInThePublicInterest 5/15/23
CSPI calls on FTC to block proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons\
ABC News WCPO 5.11.23
Albertsons deal could be a 'game changer' for Kroger's retail media unit, analyst says
Dallas Morning News 5/10/23
Kroger CEO vows legal fight for Albertsons deal if necessary
Winsightgrocerybusiness.com 5/8/23
UFCW International voices formal opposition to Kroger-Albertsons merger
SupermarketNews.com 5/5/23
Kroger responds to 'lost wages' merger report: ‘Poorly sourced analysis’
IU Press Release 5/5/23
The Wall Street Journal 5/4/23
Biggest Grocery Union Opposes $20 Billion Kroger-Albertsons Deal
SupermarketNews 5/3/23
Kroger, Albertsons merger could cost workers $300 million annually
MarketWatch.com 5/2/23 (great photo of LA rally/protest)
Kroger-Albertsons Merger Could Cost Grocery-Store Workers Millions in Lost Wages, Report Says
Epi.org 5/1/2023
Kroger-Albertsons merger will harm grocery store worker wages
Business Insider 4/25/23
SupermarketNews 4/25/23
Amazon could look to acquire Kroger, Albertsons stores
BoiseDev 4/18/23
Kroger says customers aren’t ‘roving antitrust enforcers,’ asks for Albertsons suit to be tossed
Freight Waves 4/13/23
Waiting for Kroger merger approval, Albertsons sees challenges ahead
Insider Intelligence 4/11/23
Opposition to the Kroger-Albertsons merger is growing
Market Watch 4/11/23
Grocery Dive 4/10
Workers nationwide protest proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger
CPR 4/11/23
Rural Coloradans fear merger between King Soopers and Safeway will close stores and raise prices
Supermarket News 4/723
Kroger, Albertsons may need to divest even more stores
Ventura County Star 4/6/23
Grocery workers in Thousand Oaks rally against merger of Kroger, Albertsons
Long Beach Business Journal 4/6/23
Workers protest ‘grocery monopoly’ merger of Kroger and Albertsons
OCRegister 4/6/23
Grocery workers oppose Kroger/Albertsons ‘mega-merger’
Kitsap Sun 4/5/23
Kitsap grocery workers voice against Kroger-Albertsons merger as part of national actions
KSUT 2/15/23 (Article)
Phil Weiser begins listening tour on possible Kroger-Albertsons merger
Reuters 2/3/23 (Article)
Grocery consumers sue to block Kroger’s $25 bln buy of Albertsons
KRDO – Colorado Springs 2/2/23 (Video)
Colorado Attorney General warns Albertsons and Kroger merger could increase grocery prices
More Perfect Union 2/1/23 (Video)
The Kroger-Albertsons merger is a looming disaster for nearly 1 million low-wage workers.
GunninsonTimes.com 2/1/23 (Article)
National grocery merger creates local uncertainty
ABC-9 Cincinnati– 1/24/23 (Article)
Kroger facing four class-action lawsuits over payroll mistakes
New York Times 1/23/23 (Article)
Kroger-Albertsons Merger Faces Long Road Before App
SupermarketNews 1/23/23 (Article)
Opposition to Albertsons-Kroger merger continues
The Seattle Times 1/17/23 (Article)
WA Supreme Court clears way for Albertsons’ $4 billion dividend
KUOW 1/17/23 (Article)
State Supreme Court refuses to block Albertsons' $4 billion payout
New York Times 12/17/22 (Article)
The Kroger-Albertsons Merger Spotlights a Popular Private Equity Tactic, LocalToday
More Perfect Union 12/03/22 (Article)
Everyone should be very Skeptical of the Supposed Benefits of the Kroger-Albertsons Merger
Salon 11/30/22 (Article)
As senators debate the Kroger-Albertsons merger, some grocery employees still aren't being paid
Reuters 11/29/22 (Article)
Albertsons, Kroger CEOs defend $25 bln merger to U.S. Senate committee (Mentions L400 letter to FTC)
Supermarket News 11/29 (Article)
Senators grill Kroger, Albertsons CEOs on merger
NPR 11/29 (Article + Audio)
Lawmakers consider how a Kroger-Albertsons merger would affect consumers
Denver ABC7 - 11/29 (video)
Unions say Kroger-Albertsons merger, if approved, would hurt consumers and grocery workers
CNN 11/29 (Article)
There’s a big problem with the Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger
KDVR Fox 31 Denver- 11/29 (video)
Lawmakers skeptical of Kroger-Albertsons merger plan
Bloomberg 11/29 (Article)
Kroger, Albertsons CEOs Face Senate Questions Over $25 Billion Tie-Upg
More Perfect Union Twitter Highlight - 11/29 (Video)
Worker “struggled to provide for her two children” after the company she worked for underwent a merger in 2015.
ColoradoPols 11/29 (Article)
Kim Cordova, President of UFCW Local 7, which represents grocery workers in Colorado
Supermarket News 11/29 (Article)
Union members speak out against Kroger-Albertsons merger
KCNC-DEN (CBS) - Denver, CO - 11/29 (Video)
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/grocery-workers-union-opposes-king-soopers-safeway-merger-bosses-testify-senate-subcommittee/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h
More Perfect Union 11/23 (Video)
If supermarket titans Kroger and Albertsons are allowed to merge, groceries would get more expensive and millions of workers would be hurt. (Grocery Prices Going Up Again?)
Salon 11/11/22 (Article)
A glitch in Kroger's new payroll system means some employees haven't been fully paid since Labor Day
SPANISH
La Opinión (Article)
Trabajadores se oponen a la fusión de los supermercados Albertsons y Kroger
Día a Día News- 11/29 (Article)
Se unen para exigir a los reguladores que detengan la consolidación de dos supermercados
11/08/22 (Video)
Telemundo Coverage of Rally at Vons