Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

The closeout retailer plans to shut 300 stores to ease its financial struggles.

A Washington State investigation revealed the retailer sold school supplies with high levels of toxic heavy metals, lead, and cadmium.

A two-week trial on the proposed marriage between the two grocery giants is scheduled for September 30.

The locations are in 18 states and Washington, D.C., and also include distribution centers and a plant.

National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said new workers coming to the U.S. helped fill open jobs and minimized wage-related price hikes.

The products in question include the grocer's cream cheese spread and bulk-packaged cookies & cream mix sold under its private label.

In an effort meet concerns raised by the FTC over the Kroger/Albertsons merger, 166 locations have been added to the store divestiture plan that includes C&S Wholesale Grocers.

Packs of basil sold from February through early April are pulled from store shelves over concerns of Salmonella contamination.