Kroger Co. plans to buy Albertsons Cos. in a $24.6 billion deal, one of the largest mergers in the history of the U.S. grocery industry.
If approved by officials, the deal would unite America’s two largest grocery chains, creating a new grocery giant with increased scale, market share and negotiating power.
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