Kroger and Albertson’s released the list of stores they plan to sell, should a merger between the grocery giants be approved by regulators.
The list outlines the 579 stores that will be transferred from the merging companies to C&S Wholesale Grocers along with six distribution centers and one dairy plant.
Kroger has begun informing employees at affected locations that they will become employees of C&S after the close of the merger, Bloomberg reported. The companies agreed to the sale of 579 stores in April.
The merger was announced in October 2022 but the Federal Trade Commission sued to stop it in February. The merger represents approximately 20% of the U.S. grocery market, according to the USDA. It would affect one out of six grocery laborers if approved, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“We remain focused on stopping the proposed mega-merger for the same reasons we have stated since it was first announced over 20 months ago — because we know it would harm workers, it would harm shoppers, it would harm suppliers and communities, and it is illegal,” United Food & Commercial Workers, a union that represents grocery workers, said in a statement Tuesday.
Kroger, Albertsons and C&S did not return a request for comment.
Here’s the list of stores in Illinois that will be sold.
Jewel-Osco — 12001 S. Pulaski Road, Alsip
Marianos — 802 E. Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights
Marianos — 144 S. Gary Ave., Bloomingdale
Jewel-Osco — 87 W. 87th St., Chicago
Marianos — 3350 N. Western Ave., Chicago
Marianos — 5353 N. Elston Ave., Chicago
Marianos — 1800 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago
Marianos — 5201 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago
Marianos — 1500 N. Clybourn Ave., Chicago
Marianos — 3030 N. Broadway, Chicago
Marianos — 3857 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Chicago
Marianos — 105 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake
Marianos — 2999 Waukegan Road, Deerfield
Marianos — 10 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines
Marianos — 678 N. York St., Elmhurst
Marianos — 21001 S. LaGrange Road, Frankfort
Marianos — 6655 Grand Ave., Gurnee
Jewel-Osco — 1537 N. Larkin Ave., Joliet
Marianos — 1350 E. Route 22, Lake Zurich
Marianos — 345 W. Roosevelt Ave., Lombard
Marianos — 1300 S. Naper Blvd., Naperville
Marianos — 784 Skokie Blvd., Northbrook
Marianos — 11000 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn
Marianos — 9504 142nd St., Orland Park
Marianos — 545 N. Hicks Road, Palatine
Jewel-Osco — 12803 S. Harlem Ave., Palos Heights
Marianos — 1900 S. Cumberland Ave., Park Ridge
Marianos — 950 Brook Forest Ave., Shorewood
Marianos — 3358 W. Touhy Ave., Skokie
Marianos — 1720 N. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills
Marianos — 3020 Wolf Road, Westchester
Marianos — 4700 Gilbert Ave., Western Springs
Marianos — 150 W. 63rd St., Westmont
Marianos — 625 S. Main St., Wheaton
Marianos — 1822 Willow Road, Winnetka