Kroger起诉公平贸易委员会停止合并审查,对法庭的合宪性提出质疑。 Kroger sues FTC to halt merger review, challenging constitutionality of tribunal.
Kroger是美国最大的杂货连锁店, 起诉美国联邦贸易委员会(FTC)停止审查Kroger提出的250亿美元的合并计划, Kroger, the largest US grocery chain, has sued the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to halt its review of Kroger's proposed $25 billion merger with rival Albertsons. Kroger辩称,公平贸易委员会的内部法庭违宪,声称应由联邦法院解决。 Kroger argues that the FTC's in-house tribunal is unconstitutional, claiming it should be resolved in a federal court. 公平贸易委员会以前曾指出,合并可能会提高数百万美国人的价格,对工会化的杂货店工人产生不利影响。 The FTC has previously stated that the merger may increase prices for millions of Americans and negatively impact unionized grocery store workers.