Had the merger gone ahead, U.S. grocery retail would have been reshaped into a two-horse race. Walmart would have faced its ...

Competitive Landscape and Market Challenges The grocery sector remains fiercely competitive, with Albertsons facing pressure from various fronts.

Porter's Five Forces is a classic model that organizations use to assess their competitive environment and make informed decisions. The framework, developed by renowned Harvard Business School ...

The Federal Trade Commission's bid to block grocer Kroger's $25 billion acquisition of Albertsons could benefit Walmart, a rival whose close relationships with suppliers already gives it a price ...

The Kroger-Albertsons merger raises the possibility some consumers will have no choice but to pay higher prices if all — or the majority — of stores in their area are owned by the same company ...

However, competitive angst among food retailers is fierce, and we believe Albertsons faces ample rivalry from a variety of retail channels.

Kroger's planned $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons should get approval from antitrust regulators, a think tank’s new analysis shows. But will it? That's another question.

If the Kroger-Albertsons merger proceeds, it will lower prices, protect American jobs, and enhance competition in the grocery market.

Albertsons Companies (ACI) FQ2 results top Wall Street's expectations, but issues a warning on the increasingly competitive backdrop. Read more here.

However, competition among food retailers is fierce, as consumers look for promotions and low-cost alternatives, and we believe Albertsons faces ample rivalry from a variety of retail channels.

Albertsons and Kroger have a combined 700,000-plus employees who work in nearly 5,000 stores, in Idaho and elsewhere, where millions of households buy their groceries.

A federal judge has halted the planned merger between the Albertsons and Kroger supermarket chains. U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson granted a preliminary injunction to block the $24.6 billion ...