Kroger Selling 10 D.C. Stores to Piggly Wiggly Owner as Part of Albertsons Merger

Harris Teeter owner Kroger will sell 10 D.C.-area stores to Piggly Wiggly owner C&S Wholesale Grocers as part of Kroger's merger with Albertsons.
The stores being sold are part of a larger divestiture of 413 stores and distribution centers for $1.9 billion to gain merger approval.
It's unclear if the Piggly Wiggly name will return to D.C. where it once had dozens of stores.
The merger of Kroger and Albertsons, if approved, would create a combined company of almost 5,000 stores.
Federal regulators have not yet weighed in on the proposed $24.6 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger.

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