Bargaining negotiations between the local grocers’ union in San Diego and Kroger and Albertsons continue as both sides try to hammer out a fair labor contract. Home Depot responds to nationwide ...

Amid plans to shut 60 stores, Kroger commits to new openings and employee relocations, navigating challenges after the attempted merger with Albertsons.

Bargaining negotiations between the local grocers’ union in San Diego and Kroger and Albertsons continue as both sides try to hammer out a fair labor contract.

As the grocers get set to battle regulators before a judge, Kroger said assets it and Albertsons propose divesting would have generated about $21 billion in sales during the year that ended Feb. 3.

UFCW locals 135, 324, 770, 1167, 1428 and 1442 took part in the talks that led to the tentative agreement, which would cover workers for Kroger’s Ralphs banner and Albertsons’ namesake banner ...

Albertsons is facing labor strife in at least four other states. And in Indianapolis, UFCW Local 700 authorized a strike on May 31 when it voted down a four-year contract with Kroger.

Kroger has countered that it will invest $1.3 billion in upgrading Albertsons stores and increase local product assortment by 10% to bolster consumer choice and experience.

A failed merger In 2022, Kroger agreed to buy Albertsons for $24.6 billion, a sale that would have been the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history.

Kroger attorney Matthew Wolf argued in his opening statement that a merger would lead to lower prices by between 10%-12% for many goods in Albertsons as they are priced higher than what they sell ...

Albertsons wants to pay $4 billion to shareholders ahead of its proposed merger with Kroger, a move that would require the already debt-ridden company to borrow $1.5 billion.

Albertsons has backed out of its $25 billion merger with Kroger, and is suing the grocery chain, saying it did not do enough to secure regulatory approval for the agreement. It comes after both a ...