(Seattle, WA) -- Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit to block Albertsons from giving a four-billion dollar payout to shareholders before a proposed merger with Kroger. Ferguson says the so-called special dividend payment risks severely undercutting Albertsons ability to compete during the time when the sale would be reviewed...
(Cincinnati, Ohio) --The Kroger Company, which owns Fred Meyer and other major grocery chains throughout the Pacific Northwest, is reportedly in merger talks with Albertstons, which also owns Safeway. Bloomberg News reports their agreement could be reached this week, but no final decisions have been made yet. Kroger ...