Question

In 2022 the Kroger and Albertson's grocery store chains attempted to merge. The combined company would have been the only grocery store operating in many U.S. cities. What law would the U.S. government have used to prevent this merger?
A. Robinson-Patman Act
B. Clayton Antitrust Act
C. Sherman Antitrust Act
D. Federal Trade Commission Act

Answer 1

The U.S. government would have primarily used the **B. Clayton Antitrust Act** to prevent the merger between Kroger and Albertson's. The Clayton Act addresses specific practices that could lead to anti-competitive behavior and is particularly concerned with mergers and acquisitions that may substantially lessen competition or create a monopoly.