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Kroger and Albertsons plan merger to combine 2 largest supermarket chains

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Kroger and Albertsons plan merger to combine 2 largest supermarket chains

October 14, 2022 • The $25-billion deal is likely to draw intense scrutiny from federal regulators and critics as it would form a new supermarket colossus at a time of soaring food costs.

Kroger and Albertsons plan merger to combine 2 largest supermarket chains

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Kroger To Close 2 Long Beach Stores Following City-Mandated Pandemic Pay Increase

The Kroger grocery store chain will close two of its stores in Long Beach, Calif., following a mandatory pay raise instituted by the Long Beach City Council last month. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Kroger To Close 2 Long Beach Stores Following City-Mandated Pandemic Pay Increase

February 2, 2021 • The chain decided to close the stores after the Long Beach City Council in Southern California passed an ordinance requiring large grocery outlets to increase wages by $4 an hour due to the pandemic.

Grocery Workers Union Estimates 3,257 Members Infected With Coronavirus

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Grocery Workers Union Estimates 3,257 Members Infected With Coronavirus

May 22, 2020 • Union President Marc Perrone said the number of those members infected or known to have been exposed to the virus has increased by 200% in five weeks.

Grocery Workers Should Be Designated First Responders, Supermarkets And Union Say

Kroger and the food workers union want grocery staff to be designated as first responders in the coronavirus pandemic. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Grocery Workers Should Be Designated First Responders, Supermarkets And Union Say

April 14, 2020 • Kroger and Albertsons have joined the food workers union UFCW in urging state and national officials to give grocery staff higher priority for testing and access to masks and other protections.