FTC Wants to Block the $24.6 Billion Deal Which Would Combine Jewel and Mariano’s | Eater Chicago
"Currently operating a relatively small retail footprint of about 23 supermarkets and a single retail pharmacy, this wholesale grocer was proposed as a buyer of divested stores under the merger plan; regulators note that even with such divestitures (totaling hundreds of stores in proposals), the remedies would not address many affected regional and local markets where the merging firms directly compete." - Ashok Selvam