In its response to Kroger’s counterclaims, filed late last week, Albertsons asserts that “No Albertsons employee participated ...

American supermarket chain Kroger has submitted its formal response and counterclaims to the lawsuit initiated by rival chain Albertsons over their terminated merger deal. The legal action ...

Albertsons’ response to Kroger’s counterclaims comes after the grocer sued Kroger for allegedly breaching the merger contract ...

In its response to Kroger’s counterclaims, filed late last week, Albertsons asserts that “No Albertsons employee participated ...

CINCINNATI, March 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced that it has filed its answer and counterclaims to the complaint brought by Albertsons in the Delaware Court of ...

Albertsons asserted that Kroger willfully breached ... fee it owed C&S — because there is none," C&S asserted in a legal filing. In an email to Progressive Grocer, Kroger maintains that it ...

Albertsons said in a statement that the counterclaims defy the plain facts of the parties’ course of dealing and are ...

Kroger is also using the counterclaims to seek compensation for the resources invested in the merger process. The filing also stated that Albertsons devised a “Plan B” to initiate a legal ...

The grocer also added in the counterclaim it appeared that Albertsons had shifted its focus towards the current legal battle long before instead of pushing to close the transaction. However ...

Kroger's counterclaim could help recover ... for growth and innovation through consolidation. The legal tug-of-war between Kroger and Albertsons casts a long shadow over the US grocery sector ...