By Howard Fischer | Arizona Capitol Times
Key Points:
- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes seeks $972,000 from Kroger and Albertsons
- States spent $10.3 million in legal fees blocking the proposed merger
- Arizona held town halls to gauge residents’ concerns about the merger’s impact
Attorney General Kris Mayes wants more than $972,000 from two grocery giants whose 2024 merger she helped block.
Legal papers filed in federal court in Oregon say that’s what the state spent on legal fees and costs fighting Kroger’s, the parent company of Fry’s Foods, Smith’s, and other grocery stores, proposed bid to acquire the Albertsons chain, including Safeway, which Albertsons had previously acquired.
And it’s not just Mayes seeking reimbursement.
Several other states involved in the lawsuit, led by the Federal Trade Commission, also want some money. All totaled, their requests exceed $10.3 million.
