Albertsons sued Kroger after a US judge blocked the merger of the supermarket giants, claiming Kroger failed to exercise “best efforts” and take “any and all actions” to secure regulatory approval.

But the FTC could look very different under President-elect Donald Trump. What does that mean for the Kroger-Albertsons merger going forward?

After two severe strikes against their proposed $25 billion merger, Albertsons has announced it has “exercised its right to terminate its merger agreement with Kroger” – and has now sued Kroger as well,