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Officials with Kroger and Albertsons have announced that they will sell more stores in an attempt to quell government concerns over their proposed merger.

Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons said Monday they will sell more of their stores in an effort to quell the federal government’s concerns about their proposed merger.

Kroger Co., which operates Frys Food Stores in Arizona, said it now intends to unload most Albertsons and Safeway stores in the state under the latest version of a merger

Kroger and Albertsons said Monday they will sell more stores to quell the federal government's concerns about their proposed merger.

Kroger and Albertsons have set out plans to sell more stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers in a bid to get regulatory clearance for their $25bn retail mega-merger.

The companies now plan to sell 579 Kroger and Albertsons stores in markets where they overlap to C&S Wholesale Grocers for $2.9 billion.

Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons said Monday they will sell more of their stores in an effort to quell the federal government's concerns about their proposed merger.

In February, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued to block the $24.6 billion merger between the grocery giants

In February, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued to block the $24.6 billion merger between the grocery giants

In February, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued to block the $24.6 billion merger between the grocery giants