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Kroger-Albertsons’ Future Rival Testifies She Is ‘Confident’ of Success
- Susan Morris set to helm C&S retail if deal moves forward
- Testimony part of FTC lawsuit to block Kroger acquisition
Susan Morris, right, arrives at the federal courthouse in Portland on Sept. 5.
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The future leader of the nearly 600 stores Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. must sell to complete their tie-up testified that the new company will have the agility of a mid-size firm backed by the buying power of the largest US grocery distributor.
“I’m confident in our ability to run these stores,” Susan Morris, the executive tapped to lead C&S Wholesale Grocers’ new retail business, told a federal judge Thursday. “I don’t want to run another mini-Kroger or a mini-Albertsons. This is a chance to run something distinct.”