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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoIt was bad enough when Safeway and Albertson’s merged. There were major shenanigans afoot when that happened. In order to get approval for THAT deal, Albertson’s had agreed to sell off some stores to Haggen. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090115_haggen/haggen-sues-albertsons-1-billion-over-grocery-deal/ That resulted in a $1B lawsuit.
It was bad enough when Safeway and Albertson’s merged. There were major shenanigans afoot when that happened.
In order to get approval for THAT deal, Albertson’s had agreed to sell off some stores to Haggen.
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090115_haggen/haggen-sues-albertsons-1-billion-over-grocery-deal/
That resulted in a $1B lawsuit.