PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) 鈥� A federal judge has temporarily halted a between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons, an action that could scuttle the deal.
U.S. District Court Judge Adrienne Nelson issued the ruling Tuesday after holding a in Portland, Oregon.
Kroger and Albertsons in 2022 proposed what would be the in U.S. history. But the earlier this year, asking Nelson to block the $24.6 billion deal until an in-house administrative judge at the FTC could consider the merger鈥檚 implications.
The Associated Press
