The proposed $25 billion merger involves Kroger -- the parent company of Colorado's largest retail grocery chain, King Soopers -- and Albertsons, which operates Safeway
Oct. 14 merger announcement
“It’s easy to talk about supply-chain logistics. It’s much harder to integrate these supply chains,” he said. “Many companies in other industries have not had success in doing it.” A 2012 FTC study found, overall, results supported “the hypothesis that increases in market concentration resulting from mergers cause prices to increase when mergers take place in already concentrated markets.”
While declining to speculate whether federal officials will approve or oppose the merger, Bartholomew said she expects the decision to take a while. “This is not going to be an easy one.”“ believes it is critical that the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice carefully review the proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger,” press secretary Rachel Skaar said.Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer RightsIn this Thursday, Aug.
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