Portland judge considers fate of the Kroger-Albertsons supermarket mega-merger

U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson in Portland heard closing arguments Tuesday, Sept. 17, over the proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons.

Kroger’s $25 billion dollar plan to acquire Albertsons would create a $200 billion company with about 5,000 stores in 48 states. It would be the biggest supermarket merger in U.S. history.

The three-week trial over an injunction in the case has drawn national attention, in part because of the merger’s size, but also because of heightened consumer — and voter — concern about inflation and the cost of groceries.

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