# Kroger and Albertsons plan merger to combine 2 largest supermarket chains

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/kroger-and-albertsons-plan-merger-to-combine-2-largest-supermarket-chains/
- Published: 2022-10-15T09:45:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: A customer exits a Kroger grocery store on Sept. 9 in Houston, Tx. Photo credit: Brandon Bell / Getty Images. Article by Alina Selyukh. NPR – October 14, 2022. Kroger plans to buy Albertsons in a deal valued at $24.6 billion, a merger that would combine the two largest grocery-store chains in the U.S., the companies said on Friday. The 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. Grocery prices jumped 13% in September compared to a year ago. […] Click here to view original web page at www.npr.org