Albertsons

The country's largest supermarket chain is shaking up its leadership after Rodney McMullen had led the company since 2014.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

A federal judge and Washington State Superior Court judge Tuesday separately blocked the proposed $24.6 billion merger between Kroger and Boise-based Albertsons Companies, which would have been the largest grocery deal in history. Albertsons officially backed out of the deal and announced it was suing Kroger for breach of contract.

Oregon is one of eight states to join with the Federal Trade Commission in an effort to hold up the proposal.

Ten Albertsons stores will be sold to C&S Wholesale Grocers if the merger with Kroger finally goes through. Idaho Matters takes a look at which stores this could include and what it could mean for shoppers.

A Colorado judge has issued an order temporarily blocking the proposed $24.6 billion merger between the nation’s two largest supermarket chains ahead of an antitrust trial in state court set to begin in September.

The Federal Trade Commission and 9 states want to stop the deal that would combine the country's two largest grocery store chains. The companies say they have to merge to compete with Walmart.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up-to-date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

The state's Attorney General Bob Ferguson argues that the merger would severely impact Washingtonians. More than 50% of people in the state shop at one or the other of the stores.

America's two largest supermarket chains have struck a $25 billion deal to combine. Now the FTC is about to decide whether it will block or allow it, and under what conditions.