Kroger, which is the parent company of Southern California grocery giant Ralphs, Food 4 Less and other stores, responded to the lawsuit filing: “Albertsons’ claims are baseless and without ...

(Reuters) -U.S. grocery chain Kroger countersued Albertsons on Tuesday, escalating a legal battle between the companies following the collapse of their proposed $25 billion merger in December.

Albertsons and Kroger spent over two years and more than $850 million on an unsuccessful effort to merge. The two supermarket giants are now spending additional money fighting over the fallout.

Kroger Co. is fighting back against a lawsuit brought by Albertsons Cos. over its failed $24.6 billion takeover of the rival grocery chain, escalating a dispute that began after US antitrust ...

Kroger is denying Albertsons’ claims that it didn’t do enough to ensure regulatory approval of the companies’ planned supermarket merger. In court papers filed Tuesday in the Delaware Court ...

C&S Wholesale Grocers has filed a lawsuit against Kroger in the aftermath of its failed $25 billion takeover of rival Albertsons, which was called off in December, according to a report by the ...