Washington state sues to halt $25B Kroger-Albertsons merger, claiming it will raise prices

Washington state has asked a judge to block a proposed $25 billion merger between two of America’s largest grocery chains, Kroger and Albertsons, claiming the new entity would harm customers and raise prices.A lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court on Monday seeks to block the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger, calling it “presumptively unlawful” and alleging that together, the stores would “account for more than 50% of supermarket sales statewide.”The suit is the first formal move by regulators to ha ...