Idaho grocer also sues Cincinnati chain for allegedly not doing enough to make deal happen
New plan will increase the amount of stores to be sold to C&S by 166 locations
The lawsuit says a merger between the two grocers will eliminate competition and potentially raise prices
The merger is priced at $24.6 billion
FTC filing could lead to antitrust decision by Dec. 15
Offloading locales to C&S designed to move merger ahead
While special dividend OK’d, numerous hurdles remain
If approved by regulators, the deal would make Kroger the third-largest retail chain in the U.S. by sales
The two largest supermarket operators in the U.S. are in talks to combine and could announce a deal imminently
Sharon McCollam has been named President, CFO of the supermarket chain
