US Senators Feinstein, Padilla seek information from Kroger, Albertsons on workforce, competition impact of deal
( November 15, 2022, 22:37 GMT | Official Statement) -- Mlex Summary: The Democratic US senators from California, Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, said they have written to the CEOs of Albertsons and Kroger seeking additional information about the impact of the companies' proposed merger on California’s consumers and workforce "and other possible anticompetitive effects."Washington—Senators Dianne Feinstein and Senator Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) today sent letters to the CEOs of Albertsons and Kroger to express concerns about the impact that their proposed merger may have on California’s consumers and workforce, including higher prices for consumers at their local grocery store, suppressed wages and other possible anticompetitive effects....
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