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Judge rules Albertsons, Kroger must pay attorneys’ fees over failed deal after they said hearing was ‘the whole ballgame’
Albertsons and Kroger lost their case in federal court to merge. Now, the companies will have to pay the attorney’s fees racked up by...
Business
Judge: Albertsons can’t go on ‘fishing expedition’ into ’embarrassing’ conduct of Kroger’s ex-CEO
Former Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen convinced another judge to let the details of his mysterious departure from the grocery giant stay a secret.
Lori Will,...
Business
Kroger’s ex-CEO won’t have to detail ’embarrassing’ thing he did to get fired, for now
A judge in Ohio got the details on the "embarrassing" details of Rodney McMullen's split from Kroger this spring, and has ruled that those...
Business
Albertsons’ attorneys want to know why Kroger ousted CEO. Now he has to tell judge about it in case involving singer Jewel
Folk singer Jewel sued Kroger, saying the grocery giant breached a contract over a wellness festival in Cincinnati. Now, a judge says the company's...
Business
Albertsons demands to know: what did Kroger’s CEO do to get fired?
Why did the board of Kroger abruptly fire its CEO after five decades with the company?
That's what Albertsons Companies is demanding to know as...
Caldwell
Fred Meyer announces it plans to build 8th local store
A new grocery store is slated for Caldwell.
Fred Meyer announced that it plans to open a new 155,000 sq. ft. store at the intersection...
Business
Albertsons pushes back, says Kroger was ‘disorganized,’ and denies ‘backchanneling’ claims about new CEO Morris
The two largest pure-play grocers in the country wanted to combine into one. Now, they want to score points against each other in court.
Boise-based...
Business
Kroger: Albertsons undermined deal with ‘backchannel’ communication. Kroger claims it hoped Trump admin. would save merger
Kroger is getting its chance to tell its side of the story in the breakup of a deal that would have seen Boise-based Albertsons...
Business
Albertsons says Kroger ignored late $800 million offer to help get merger deal done, adds other new claims to suit
Albertsons Companies updated its complaint against Kroger Co., and added a significant new allegation: that Kroger had "soured" on the deal. The updated complaint...
Business
C&S sues Kroger over failed Albertsons deal
Kroger Co. is facing another lawsuit over its failed bid to acquire Boise-based Albertsons.
The Wall Street Journal reports C&S Wholesale Grocers sued Kroger in...
Business
Albertsons CEO Sankaran to retire, COO Morris to take helm
Come May, Albertsons will have a new top executive.
On Monday, Albertsons announced CEO Vivek Sankaran would step down effective May 1 as part of...
Business
Kroger CEO resigns following investigation into ‘personal conduct’
Kroger has parted ways with its CEO Rodney McMullen.
The grocery company said in a news release on Monday that McMullen resigned after “a board...
Business
WinCo rockets up list of well-liked grocers, while Albertsons (and Kroger) drop
Two Boise-based national grocery chains saw very different results in an annual research project that measures how well-liked their stores are.
Dunnhumby's latest Retailer Preference...
Business
Albertsons’ CEO testified its prices are high, layoffs could come, & stores could close. Now it plots next moves
"We're going to have to find ways to do something different."
Under oath in a grand Portland courtroom in September, Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran, under...
Business
Albertsons claims Kroger had ‘buyer’s remorse,’ ignored more-qualified divestiture partners and competition concerns
Details of Boise-based Albertsons’ lawsuit against Kroger claiming “billions of dolllars” in damages have been unsealed.
As BoiseDev reported last week, after a federal judge...
Business
‘Self-serving’: Albertsons calls off deal, sues Kroger for billions
Albertsons and Fred Meyer won't be under the same corporate roof. But their owners will see each other in court.
Boise-based Albertsons Companies announced early...
Business
DEAL HALTED: Federal judge rules Kroger/Albertsons deal is anticompetitive; Washington judge calls it ‘a colossus’
The $25-billion deal to merge Albertsons and Kroger appears to be on ice after a ruling was made in federal court Tuesday.
United States District...
Business
‘Behind our backs’: Suit charges Albertsons, Kroger colluded against workers
More than two years into Kroger's long quest to buy the bulk of Boise-based Albertsons, the companies face another lawsuit.
The United Food and Commercial...
Business
Kroger again pushes key Albertsons milestone as three judges deliberate deal
Kroger still hopes to buy Albertsons. But for all the interested parties, it’s a lot of wait-and-see.
Today, Kroger announced it would again push back...
Business
All Albertsons/Kroger hearings have ended. Decision timeline still (mostly) unclear
The hearings are done. The arguments made.
Now, we wait.
The gauntlet of three separate court actions to stop Kroger's acquisition of Boise-based Albertsons have...
Business
Albertsons sees earnings pop – with stores growing faster than Kroger
With a swirl of uncertainty hanging over Boise-based Albertsons, there’s a bit of good news echoing out in the halls of the ParkCenter HQ...
Business
Expert indicates Aldi & Save Mart tried to buy Albertsons/Kroger spin-offs, claims they would have been superior to C&S
More than 80 companies hoped to buy a package of stores that could be divested if Kroger’s acquisition of Albertsons goes through, according to...
Retail
Analyst: Kroger good buyer; says investors think Albertsons is in ‘terminal decline’ though it’s ‘a little harsh’
A Wall Street analyst thinks if Albertsons' deal to sell itself to Kroger goes through, the stores and customers will be in good hands.
Mike...
Business
Colorado AG claims Kroger is shedding stores to ‘a liquidator.’ Kroger calls it a ‘conspiracy theory’
The third trial aiming to stop the Kroger acquisition of Albertsons is underway in Colorado - and that state's attorney general came out swinging.
To...
Business
FTC chair tells 60 Minutes of Albertsons/Kroger deal: Companies need to be ‘checked’ by competition
A decision on Kroger's bid to buy Boise-based Albertsons won't come for at least another week, court filings in the case show.
Oregon Federal District...
Boise Bench
Boise denies Bench oil change shop, with clash between zoning code rewrite, grocery property rules
If you wanted a closer stop to get your oil changed on the Boise Bench, you're out of luck for now.
On Tuesday, the...
Business
Two of three Albertsons/Kroger trials collide with stakes high
The tangle of court cases over the proposed $25-billion deal that would put Boise's Albertsons in Kroger's shopping cart has begun to overlap.
In a...
Business
From ‘mad & sad’ to ‘right thing:’ Albertsons’ Morris tells court about C&S plans
PORTLAND, OR — A top Albertsons executive who would move to a new company to oversee a group of stores spun off from a...
Business
‘Eat our dust Kroger:’ FTC, grocery giants debate who real competitors are
PORTLAND, OR — In a warm Portland courtroom filled with more than two dozen attorneys, a number of reporters, and others, the top executives...
Business
Albertsons’ stock drops as FTC hammers witnesses in make-or-break hearing
After the first week of three weeks of hearings in the FTC’s bid to block Kroger’s acquisition of Albertsons, Wall Street investors are showing...
Business
Union strikes some Fred Meyer stores as Kroger/Albertsons trial focuses on labor
Inside a Portland courtroom, lawyers are spending Wednesday arguing about the role labor plays in Kroger's proposed deal to buy Albertsons.
Throughout the Portland area,...
Business
Albertsons claims it needs Kroger deal to get big & avoid closures, layoffs. C&S would be much smaller
PORTLAND, OR – An attorney for Albertsons added new pressure to push through its proposed deal to be acquired by Kroger.
The Boise-based company is...