「法官阻止250億美金超市合併案」




法官暫停250億美元Kroger-Albertsons合併案

根據報導,阿爾伯特森公司(Albertsons Companies, NYSE:ACI)的股價在美國地區法官決定阻止其與Kroger公司(NYSE:KR)提出的250億美元合併計劃後,下降了超過4%。這項裁決被視為美國聯邦貿易委員會(FTC)和拜登政府的勝利,因為他們反對該合併,認為這會減少市場競爭並可能抬高消費者價格。

在俄勒岡州波特蘭的審判中,FTC指出,合併美國兩大傳統超市連鎖將導致價格上漲,並削弱工會工人的議價能力。與此同時,Kroger的股價卻上升了4.3%。

Kroger辯護這宗合併,聲稱這將降低價格,特別是在阿爾伯特森的商店,因為他們認為阿爾伯特森的價格顯著高於Kroger的商店。Kroger預期,合併將通過擴大業務規模和客戶基礎來實現成本節省,並提升其數據諮詢業務的收入。

法官艾德里安·尼爾森(Adrienne Nelson)的裁決實質上終止了這宗合併,Kroger在法庭文件中也承認了這一點。若該合併成功,Kroger將擁有約5000家全國商店。兩家公司均表示,這一合併是為了更有效地與沃爾瑪(Walmart, NYSE:WMT)和亞馬遜(Amazon.com, NASDAQ:AMZN)等全球企業競爭。

為了應對競爭問題,Kroger和阿爾伯特森提議出售579家商店,特別是在兩家連鎖店相近的西部州。然而,這一讓步未能說服法官。

這項合併計劃也遭到了超市工會的反對,工會表示擔心可能會導致失業。此外,來自10個州及哥倫比亞特區的總檢察長也或支持FTC的訴訟,或提出自己的法律挑戰以阻止該合併。

這一事件反映出美國對於大型企業合併的監管趨勢越來越嚴格,特別是在消費者權益和市場競爭方面。隨著大型零售商之間的競爭加劇,這種合併的阻力可能會成為未來類似交易的常態。這不僅影響了相關公司的市場策略,也可能改變消費者的購物選擇和價格結構。企業在追求增長的同時,必須更加謹慎地考慮合併和收購的潛在風險和影響。

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