Tag: kroger
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Workers go on strike at Safeway store in Colorado Springs
A Safeway strike that began last week came to Colorado Springs on Sunday. It continued into Monday for union members who work at the Safeway located at 1121 N. Circle Drive. Strikers chanted and carried signs up and down the front sidewalk of the centrally located store. This is the first location in Colorado Springs…
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King Soopers employees allege unfair labor practices as Colorado Springs stores vote to strike
Employees from 10 King Soopers stores in the Colorado Springs area voted Friday to authorize a strike against the grocer King Soopers, joining union employees in the metro Denver area who also voted to strike on Thursday. According to United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, King Sooper Colorado Springs Meat voted 97.7% to authorize a…
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Colorado will keep fighting Kroger, Albertsons as proposed merger falls apart
After weeks of arguing in a Denver courtroom over the statewide effects of what could have been the largest grocery merger in the U.S., it’s still unclear what a local judge will rule. But for Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, the state has basically won. On Wednesday morning, Safeway’s parent company Albertsons announced it is…
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More than a dozen Colorado Springs-area Safeway stores to be sold as part of Kroger-Albertsons merger
Grocers release full list Tuesday.
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Kroger and Albertsons plan to divest 91 stores in Colorado if controversial merger goes through
As Kroger and Albertsons — the parent companies of King Soopers and Safeway — brace for court battles on the future of its potential merger, the grocers released Tuesday the official list of stores it plans to divest. The grocers announced in April it plans to sell off more stores than originally planned amidst legal…
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Colorado’s Ken Buck invokes 25th Amendment over concerns about Biden’s mental acuity; is Colorado’s car theft law working? Polis unveils 49 ‘actions’ toward ‘net zero’ | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 27, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado found itself atop most lists of states with the highest car thefts and associated crimes in the last several years – record-breaking numbers that had been accumulating since 2020 and which put pressure on the governor and legislators to respond. Notably, lawmakers,…
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US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons
The Federal Trade Commission sued to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying the $24.6 billion deal would eliminate competition and lead to higher prices for millions of Americans. The FTC filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Oregon on Monday. It was joined in the suit by the attorneys…
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Colorado’s attorney general sues over proposed $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is suing to block the nearly $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger, the official announced Wednesday. In Colorado, Kroger operates 148 King Soopers and City Market stores, while Albertsons runs 105 Safeway and Albertsons stores. In a press conference, Weiser claimed Kroger violated the state’s antitrust laws over its plans to merge…
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Colorado’s attorney general sues over proposed $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is suing to block the nearly $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger, the official announced Wednesday. In Colorado, Kroger operates 148 King Soopers and City Market stores, while Albertsons runs 105 Safeway and Albertsons stores. In a press conference, Weiser claimed Kroger violated the state’s antitrust laws over its plans to merge…
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Colorado AG sues to block Kroger-Albertsons merger
Attorney General Phil Weiser said the grocery chain merger would have negative impacts on Colorado’s grocery market