American supermarket chain Kroger has reached a settlement with C&S Wholesale Grocers, concluding a litigation in the Superior Court for the State of Delaware. In March 2025, C&S filed a lawsuit claiming that Kroger's failure to finalise its proposed $24.

The companies did not say whether Kroger would pay the termination fee related to its failed merger with Albertsons that C&S had demanded in its suit.

Kroger Co. and C&S Wholesale Grocers LLC have ended their $125 million court fight over the collapse of a divestiture deal linked to Kroger’s failed $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons Cos.