Owners of Fred Meyer and Safeway grocery chains propose massive $24.6 billion merger

In this Wednesday, May 19, 2021, photograph, a shopper wearing a face covering uses a cart to wheel his purchases to a vehicle at a Safeway grocery store in Aurora, Colo. Many workers in retail sales jobs who are fully vaccinated are now concerned about risks posed as retailers change their mask-wearing policies for customers.

The proposed tie-up gives rise to a grocery giant with increased buying power and an opportunity to save on costs as brick-and-mortar retailers invest heavily to enhance their online offerings. While the deal would create a beefed-up competitor to Walmart and other rivals, it’s sure to face tough antitrust scrutiny as U.S. regulators under President Joe Biden cast a more skeptical eye on big mergers.

The combination ranks among the retail industry’s biggest transactions in years, evoking such deals as’s purchase of Whole Foods Market in 2017 for $13.7 billion and the $9.8 billion acquisition of Albertsons itself in 2006 by CVS Health Corp., Supervalu and an investment group led by Cerberus Capital Management. The New York-based private equity firm still owns almost 30% of Albertsons, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

The transaction is likely to face a lengthy antitrust review with an uncertain outcome. Kroger and Albertsons both have strong footprints on the West Coast, as well as in Colorado, Illinois and parts of Texas. That’s because cost savings from many mergers have been eroded by tough competition in a relatively fragmented industry. The Kroger-Albertsons deal may be a hint that the companies believe that this time is different after years of mergers that have given top players in the grocery business greater market share.

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