The Kroger-Albertsons deal is dead. And it looks like the two erstwhile partners have suddenly become enemies.
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, saying it “refused to offer an adequate divesture package and repeatedly ignored regulators’ concerns, causing the merger with Albertsons to be blocked,” causing “billions of dollars in damages” to Albertsons’ business, employees, shareholders and consumers.
“Given the recent federal and state court decisions to block our proposed merger with Kroger, we have made the difficult decision to terminate the merger agreement,” CEO Vivek Sankaran said in a statement released this morning. “We are deeply disappointed in the courts’ decisions.” Complete article from Coupons in the News here.
That stupid 
Two inserts in this week’s paper (12/8), SmartSource and Save. Not all papers carry the same coupons or values, so this national list might show coupons not found in the Chicago Tribune.
I’m bushed! Pita walks into kitchen and asks “Can I help with anything … it’s half time” so that was an easy no. In point of fact, since my house isn’t equipped with an automatic sprinkler system, her not cooking works out just fine! And doing it all by myself explains why I’m sitting here, still in my pajamas, drinking warm Prosecco (made with organic grapes – Pita bought it). Hope your day was as filled with joy 🙂
This week (11/24) we didn’t get any inserts and there aren’t any scheduled for next week either. The week of 12/8 we’re supposed to get two inserts, Save and SmartSource. All due to the holidays, naturally, since why offer deals on stuff you’re willing to pay full price to buy, right?