Washington state's Attorney General Bob Ferguson has initiated a lawsuit to block the proposed $25 billion merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons. The suit, filed in King County Superior Court, asserts that the merger would adversely affect consumers by reducing competition and leading to higher prices in grocery stores across the state. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4F6JHHCKi4&pp=ygVPV2FzaGluZ3RvbiBTdGF0ZSBBRyBTdWVzIHRvIEhhbHQgS3JvZ2VyLUFsYmVydHNvbnMgTWVyZ2VyLCBDaXRpbmcgQ29uc3VtZXIgSGFybQ%3D%3D Kroger…
Washington state claimed in a lawsuit filed Monday that a merger between two of America's largest grocery chains would harm customers and raise prices.
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Truckers for Shaw s, Star Market go on strike in New England
Jim Kelly, a truck driver with Shaw s supermarkets, looks at the driver of a truck leaving a Shaw s distribution facility while walking a picket line on strike, Monday, May 3, 2021, in Wells, Maine. Truck drivers for Shaw s supermarkets represented by the Teamsters went on strike Monday, May 3, stopping shipments to Shaw s and Star Market grocery stores in New England. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via AP)