Together, Kroger and Albertsons have nearly 5,000 stores and employ some 720,000 people across 48 states. They particularly overlap in western states. During the three-week federal trial in a ...

Antitrust experts say a few core issues prompted the judges to say no the merger, ultimately dooming the deal.

Under the merger agreement, Kroger and Albertsons - who compete in 22 states - agreed to sell 579 stores in places where their locations overlap to C&S Wholesale Grocers, a New Hampshire-based ...

Under the merger agreement, Kroger and Albertsons — who compete in 22 states — agreed to sell 579 stores in places where their locations overlap to C&S Wholesale Grocers, a New Hampshire-based ...