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Senior biz reporter @Enquirer covering supermarket titan @Kroger, consumer products giant @ProcterGamble, plus Cincinnati econ. Email: [email protected]
Cincinnati, OH
Joined March 2009
In case you want a recap: @kroger @Albertsons merger: How we got here. What's next? via @enquirer @FTC.
cincinnati.com
One of the largest retail mergers ever, the proposed acquisition has drawn the opposition of politicians, regulators, consumer and union groups.
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RT @cweiser: Cincinnati's @ProcterGamble, @kroger defend diversity policies amid Trump attack on DEI. See what other local Fortune 500 co….
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Experts say the Trump Administration’s move signals it is looking to use existing discrimination laws to battle “wokeism” at private companies.
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JUST IN: Amid eviction threat, it's not clear who's running Frisch's via @enquirer.
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James Walker, the CEO of Frisch's Big Boy, has left that role and is no longer at the helm of the beloved chain of diners.
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JUST IN: @FrischsBigBoy 's landlord sues to evict Big Boy operators from 'more than 20' restaurant locations via @enquirer.
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Nearly a quarter of Frisch's Restaurants are subject to eviction proceedings in Southwest Ohio over the failure to pay more than $4.5 million in rent.
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LATEST: 'I feel bamboozled.' Workers fret as @kroger -@Albertsons merger battle rages @UFCW @FTC via @enquirer.
cincinnati.com
Grocery workers are stuck watching the cases unfold as the retailers battle regulators in three separate court cases.
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JUST IN: Procter & Gamble shareholders seek pay disclosures by gender and race via @enquirer @ProcterGamble.
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An investment firm wants P&G to disclose pay gaps for women and minorities.
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LATEST: Attorney: @kroger selling stores in @Albertsons merger to a 'liquidator,' not competitor via @enquirer.
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An attorney directed particular ire toward the New Hampshire-based company, C&S Wholesale Grocers, which would acquire 579 stores sold off by the grocer after they combined.
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'Kroger needs to run the table': Grocer faces third legal challenge to Albertsons merger via @enquirer.
cincinnati.com
Kroger will face off with regulators over its embattled proposed merger with Albertsons – this time against Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser.
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Washington AG Bob Ferguson @AGOWA speaks at @UFCW_3000 rally against @kroger merger w @Albertsons, which he’s suing in state court to kill. He called proposed deal “illegal” @Enquirer
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JUST IN: Who could win in @kroger regulatory battle with the @FTC over @Albertsons merger? And why? via @enquirer.
cincinnati.com
Antitrust experts weighed in on key arguments and revelations from three weeks of testimony and legal maneuvering.
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THE GROCERS REST: As clock ticks on @kroger -@Albertsons @FTC case, more court battles loom against merger. Retailers face off with @AGOWA Bob Ferguson on Monday. via @enquirer.
cincinnati.com
The critical hearing in federal court into Kroger’s proposed $25 billion takeover of Albertsons will stretch into a fourth week for closing arguments.
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ARE WE THERE YET? As critical @kroger @Albertsons merger hearing winds down: What's next? @FTC via @enquirer.
cincinnati.com
A critical hearing over Kroger’s proposed $25 billion takeover of Albertsons is beginning to wind down in a federal court. So what’s next?
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RT @cweiser: 'A banana is a banana.' Key quotes from the @kroger @Albertsons merger hearing and what they reveal .
cincinnati.com
After two weeks of legal arguments and testimony the hearing on Kroger's proposed $25 billion takeover of Albertsons is getting closer to wrapping up.
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BOSSES ON THE STAND: Deleted texts, grocery prices: CEOs testify in @Kroger-@Albertsons merger case. Both make their case, but face tough @FTC questions about past documents, claims.via @enquirer.
cincinnati.com
In the highest-profile testimony in a key hearing in Kroger’s proposed Albertsons takeover, the two CEOs defended the merger’s merits.
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LATEST: @kroger CEO Rodney McMullen takes the stand in key merger court hearing via @enquirer @Albertsons.
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The hearing in U.S. District Court is to decide whether the Biden administration can be granted a preliminary injunction to halt the merger.
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ICYMI: Who is Adrienne Nelson? Meet the judge who will rule on the @kroger @Albertsons merger via @enquirer.
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The proposed $25 billion merger’s fate may be decided by one woman in Portland: U.S. District Court Judge Adrienne Nelson in Oregon.
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LATEST: What's it like in courtroom in @kroger's showdown with the @FTC over the @Albertsons merger? via @enquirer.
cincinnati.com
What is it like in the courtroom as Kroger defends its acquisition of Albertsons? Take a look
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