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Albertsons Seeks More Than $9 Billion Over Busted Kroger Deal

Bloomberg Markets Monday 12 October 2026, 17:00 UTC By Sabrina Willmer and Bob Van Voris 1 min read
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Albertsons Seeks More Than $9 Billion Over Busted Kroger Deal Albertsons Cos. is demanding that Kroger Co. pay more than $9 billion for the collapse of what would have been the largest US grocery chain merger in history. Lawyers for Albertsons made the demand Monday in Delaware Chancery Court, where a two-week trial is slated later this month in a legal fight over who is to blame for the failure of the $24.6 billion deal. The plan to combine the two largest US grocery chains was blocked by a...

Albertsons Seeks More Than $9 Billion Over Busted Kroger Deal Albertsons Cos. is demanding that Kroger Co. pay more than $9 billion for the collapse of what would have been the largest US grocery chain merger in history. Lawyers for Albertsons made the demand Monday in Delaware Chancery Court, where a two-week trial is slated later this month in a legal fight over who is to blame for the failure of the $24.6 billion deal. The plan to combine the two largest US grocery chains was blocked by a federal court in December 2024.
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