Inside closing arguments from the FTC’s challenge to Kroger-Albertsons merger

By Jeff Wells
Source: Grocery Dive

The court case that could have a major impact on how groceries are sold in the U.S. is now in a federal judge’s hands.

On Tuesday, lawyers on both sides of the Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to Kroger’s proposed acquisition of Albertsons made their closing arguments. Those arguments, delivered in a courtroom on the 14th floor of the federal courthouse in downtown Portland, emphasized each side’s vision for the impact the nearly $25 billion proposed supermarket merger could have on consumers and the food retail industry if allowed to proceed.

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