Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application from SuperValu Inc. to sell one of two supermarkets it bought in 2015, when Safeway and Albertsons merged and were required by the agency to divest 168 stores. SuperValu will sell the former Albertson’s Store No. 477, in Lake Stevens, Washington, to […]
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FTC Requests Public Comment on Application from SuperValu Inc. to Sell Supermarket Divested by Safeway and Albertsons
The Federal Trade Commission is accepting public comments on an application from SuperValu Inc. to sell one of two supermarkets it bought when Safeway and Albertsons merged in 2015 and were required by the agency to divest 168 stores. Under the FTC’s final decision and order in that merger case, SuperValu is required for three […]
FTC Approves Application for Modification of Divestiture Agreement Between Albertsons and Haggen Holdings, LLC
The Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by Albertsons to modify its contract with Haggen Holdings, LLC, under an order that required Albertsons to sell supermarkets in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington to Haggen. The order settled charges that Albertsons’ acquisition of Safeway Inc. was likely to lessen supermarket competition in 130 local […]
FTC Requires Albertsons and Safeway to Sell 168 Stores as a Condition of Merger
Supermarket operators Albertsons and Safeway Inc. have agreed to sell 168 supermarkets to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed $9.2 billion merger would likely be anticompetitive in 130 local markets in Arizona, California, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. According to the FTC’s complaint, Albertsons and Safeway compete vigorously on the bases […]
FTC Approves Modified Final Order for Bi-Lo
The Federal Trade Commission has approved a modified final order settling charges that grocery store operator Bi-Lo Holdings, LLC’s $265 million acquisition of 154 stores from Delhaize America would harm competition in markets in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Bi-Lo Holdings is the parent of the BI-LO, Harvey’s, and Winn Dixie grocery store chains. Under […]
FTC Requires Bi-Lo to Sell 12 Supermarkets in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina as a Condition of Acquiring Stores from Delhaize America
Grocery store operator Bi-Lo Holdings, LLC, the parent of BI-LO and Winn Dixie grocery store chains, has agreed to sell 12 supermarkets in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its proposed $265 million acquisition of 154 stores from Delhaize America — 73 Sweetbay supermarkets (and leases to 10 closed […]
FTC Approves Final Order Preserving Supermarket Competition in Two Texas Cities
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that AB Acquisition, LLC’s purchase of United Supermarkets L.L.C. would be anticompetitive in two local areas of Texas. AB Acquisition LLC is the parent company of Albertson’s LLC, which operates 606 grocery stores nationwide, primarily in the southern and […]
FTC Requires Albertson’s Supermarkets to Sell Two Texas Stores as a Condition of Acquiring Regional Grocery Chain United
The Federal Trade Commission will require the parent company of Albertson’s LLC, AB Acquisition LLC, to sell two stores in Texas to settle charges that its proposed acquisition of United Supermarkets LLC is likely to substantially lessen competition in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act and Section 7 of the Clayton Act. […]
FTC Approves Tops Markets’ Application to Divest Three Former Penn Traffic Supermarkets in New York and Pennsylvania, Finalizes Modified Settlement Order
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by Tops Markets LLC to sell three supermarkets to Hometown Markets, LLC. Tops is required to divest a total of seven supermarkets in five geographic markets – Bath, Cortland, Ithaca, and Lockport, New York; and Sayre, Pennsylvania – under a proposed FTC […]