News & Analysis as of

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Grocery Stores Competition

Troutman Pepper

A Look at State AGs Supermarket Antitrust Enforcement Push

Troutman Pepper on

Gone are the days when state attorneys general leave antitrust enforcement to their federal counterparts at the Federal Trade Commission or the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division. Originally published in Law360...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Spoiled Goods: FTC Denied Adverse Inference Request for Missing Texts in Kroger-Albertsons Merger Trial

On August 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a motion in limine in its challenge to Kroger’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons alleging that Albertsons executives intentionally deleted text...more

Troutman Pepper

State AGs Say Kroger-Albertsons Merger Will Increase Grocery Market Competition

Troutman Pepper on

As litigation to block the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger wages on at the state and federal level, four state attorneys general (AG) have jumped into the fray in support of the merger as the cases heat up on all fronts....more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Labor Markets and ‘No-Poach’ Agreements: FTC, Colorado AG Take Aim at Kroger-Albertsons Merger

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Colorado attorney general have filed separate lawsuits challenging the proposed acquisition by The Kroger Company (“Kroger”) of Albertsons Companies, Inc. (“Albertsons”). Two...more

Jones Day

UK CMA Continues Focus on Groceries with Market Study into Baby Formula

Jones Day on

The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") launched a market study on 20 February 2024 into baby formula, the latest development in a broader focus on the food and grocery sector....more

K&L Gates LLP

Rum and Coke: The FTC Targets Soft Drinks and Alcohol in the Revival of Robinson-Patman Act Enforcement- What's Next?

K&L Gates LLP on

While government enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act (the Act) was all but forgotten for nearly two decades, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC) announced a second investigation over potential price discrimination in...more

Hogan Lovells

FTC seeks to reinvigorate enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act

Hogan Lovells on

The US Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) reported investigations of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo. Inc. for price discrimination are a significant step toward the agency’s revival of enforcement under the Robinson-Patman Act...more

White & Case LLP

Competitor collaboration: From combatting COVID-19 to the climate crisis

White & Case LLP on

Competition regulators have shown their ability to act quickly and decisively in order to help allay the worst impacts of the coronavirus outbreak. Could these responses provide a template for achieving environmental and...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Who Listens When Congress Holds a Hearing on a Proposed Merger?

Last week, a Rhode Island Congressman published a letter he sent to the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee requesting that the committee hold a hearing on the recently-announced Amazon-Whole Foods merger. This post...more

Dechert LLP

FTC Requires Divestitures in Ahold/Delhaize of 81 Stores and Gives Upfront Buyers More Time to Complete Acquisitions; Continues...

Dechert LLP on

- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) required divestitures in many local markets in Ahold/Delhaize despite the fact that there were between three and six remaining competitors (i.e., 4-to-3, 5-to-4, 6-to-5, and 7-to-6...more

10 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide