As Kroger Merger Hearing Continues, Texts By C&S Executives Reveal Inability to Take Over Divested Stores

“There are no buyers – they are all dogs.”

As the Kroger-Albertsons merger hearing continues in federal court, the FTC has uncovered texts that show C&S is skeptical of their ability to take over the 579 stores to be sold off to the wholesaler. The plan to sell off the 579 stores to C&S is an important aspect of gaining antitrust approval of Kroger’s $25 billion takeover of Albertsons. Kroger h…