Haggen sues Albertsons for $1 billion, alleging sabotage

According to the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Delaware, Haggen said Albertsons started engaging in these competitive efforts after it sold 146 grocery stores to Haggen. Albertsons and Safeway were forced by the Federal Trade Commission to sell the stores as part of a merger. Among the stores are 83 in California, mostly in the south. The former Safeway store in Liberty Lake has now converted to Haggen as part of that acquisition.

Albertsons didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

The relationship between Haggen and Albertsons was already spoiling before this lawsuit.

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