Kim Cordova, President UFCW 7, left, speaks about the Kroger and Albertsons merger during a news conference outside the federal courthouse before a hearing on the merger on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Rickee Nelson, UFCW Local 7 member and grocery store worker, center, and Jessi Crowley, a pharmacist at Albertsons-owned Pavilions, right, listen. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
FILE - Kroger CEO William Rodney McMullen speaks during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights hearing on the proposed Kroger-Albertsons grocery store merger on Nov. 29, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen leaves federal court after testifying during a federal court hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Portland, Ore. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking a preliminary injunction to block a merger of supermarket companies Albertsons and Kroger. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen holds a Fred Meyer brand water bottle as he talks with Erin Rolfes, Director of Corporate Communications & Media Relations at Kroger, right, while leaving federal court after testifying during a federal court hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Fred Meyer's parent company is Kroger. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran leaves federal court after a federal court hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Portland, Ore. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking a preliminary injunction to block a merger of supermarket companies Albertsons and Kroger. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
The federal courthouse is reflected in the rear window as Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran enters a vehicle and leaves after testifying in a federal court hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Portland, Ore. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking a preliminary injunction to block a merger of supermarket companies Albertsons and Kroger. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
FILE - Vivek Sankaran CEO at Albertsons Companies, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights hearing on the proposed Kroger-Albertsons grocery store merger in Washington, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)