On December 10, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon granted the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) request for a preliminary injunction, effectively halting Kroger Company's proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Companies, Inc. This decision temporarily blocks what would have been the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history. FTC's Concerns The FTC argues that merging these two major grocery chains would diminish competition, likely leading to higher grocery...