/tags/kroger Kroger en-US Copyright Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:03:44 GMT /local-news/2025-03-25/kroger-countersues-albertsons-over-failed-merger The Cincinnati-based grocery giant says Albertsons engaged in "misconduct" that derailed merger efforts and thus isn't entitled to a $600 million termination fee and damages. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:03:44 GMT /local-news/2025-03-25/kroger-countersues-albertsons-over-failed-merger Nick Swartsell /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-03-07/kroger-ceo-resigns-sam-hubbard-retires On Cincinnati Edition's weekly news review, local journalists join us to talk about the big stories from recent days. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-03-07/kroger-ceo-resigns-sam-hubbard-retires /local-news/2025-03-03/kroger-wvxu-ceo-resigns-personal-conduct-rodney-mcmullen Rodney McMullen was named CEO in 2014. He started at Kroger as a part-time stock clerk in 1978, according to his company biography. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:01:16 GMT /local-news/2025-03-03/kroger-wvxu-ceo-resigns-personal-conduct-rodney-mcmullen Tana Weingartner /news-from-npr/2025-02-13/retailers-including-trader-joes-and-kroger-have-begun-limiting-egg-purchases Egg farmers have been plagued by widespread outbreaks of bird flu. Experts say it's hard to predict when the industry will bounce back from the illness' effects. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /news-from-npr/2025-02-13/retailers-including-trader-joes-and-kroger-have-begun-limiting-egg-purchases Ayana Archie /news-from-npr/2024-12-11/albertsons-sues-kroger-and-ends-failed-grocery-megamerger The lawsuit over a deal to combine the two largest U.S. supermarkets came just a day after it was blocked in both federal and Washington state courts. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:52:59 GMT /news-from-npr/2024-12-11/albertsons-sues-kroger-and-ends-failed-grocery-megamerger Alina Selyukh /news-from-npr/2024-12-10/kroger-and-albertsons-grocery-megamerger-halted-by-two-courts Two rulings — in federal and state courts — make it increasingly likely that Kroger might abandon its $24.6 billion plan to buy Albertsons. The merger aimed to combine two of America's largest supermarket chains. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 21:12:44 GMT /news-from-npr/2024-12-10/kroger-and-albertsons-grocery-megamerger-halted-by-two-courts Alina Selyukh /local-news/2024-08-14/ohio-ag-dave-yost-kroger-albersons-court Ohio's attorney general is urging a federal court to throw out an antitrust lawsuit involving Kroger. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 20:56:35 GMT /local-news/2024-08-14/ohio-ag-dave-yost-kroger-albersons-court Tana Weingartner /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-03-06/feds-block-kroger-albertsons-merger-cincinnati The FTC says the deal would lead to higher prices, but Kroger says blocking the deal is what will hurt consumers. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-03-06/feds-block-kroger-albertsons-merger-cincinnati /news-from-npr/2024-02-26/ftc-and-9-states-sue-to-block-kroger-albertsons-supermarket-merger The Federal Trade Commission and 9 states want to stop the deal that would combine the country's two largest grocery store chains. The companies say they have to merge to compete with Walmart. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:59:25 GMT /news-from-npr/2024-02-26/ftc-and-9-states-sue-to-block-kroger-albertsons-supermarket-merger Alina Selyukh /news-from-npr/2024-01-15/warning-of-higher-grocery-prices-washington-ag-sues-to-stop-kroger-albertsons-merger "Shoppers will have fewer choices and less competition, and, without a competitive marketplace, they will pay higher prices at the grocery store," Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 21:39:50 GMT /news-from-npr/2024-01-15/warning-of-higher-grocery-prices-washington-ag-sues-to-stop-kroger-albertsons-merger Alina Selyukh