FTC Approves Order to Preserve Supermarket Competition
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a modified final
order settling charges that the $28-billion merger of Delhaize Group
NV/SA and Koninklijke Ahold N.V. would be anticompetitive. In re
Koninklije Ahold N.V., No. C-4588 (F.T.C., order entered October 14,
2016). According to the modified order, the companies must divest 81
stores—including locations of Giant, Hannaford, Martin’s, Food Lion and
Stop & Shop—to seven companies before merging.
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