Albertsons and Kroger's failed merger benefits Walmart, eliminating a major competitor. Learn why ACI and KR stocks may be impacted by future merger talks.

Kroger's Advertising Ambitions May Be Hurt by Failed Albertsons Merger

Albertson's and Kroger will now face each other in court, following the failed merger between the two grocery chains. Albertson's has terminated its planned sale to Kroger, after a federal court blocked the deal.

Antitrust experts say a few core issues prompted the judges to say no the merger, ultimately dooming the deal.

Albertsons has backed out of its $25 billion merger with Kroger, and is suing the grocery chain, saying it did not do enough to secure regulatory approval for the agreement. It comes after both a federal and state judge blocked the deal on Tuesday,