THE FRIDAY 5: Kroger Countersues Albertsons; Dollar Tree Offloads Family Dollar BannerGrowth at Meijer, Amazon Fresh, Ollie’s also made news this week Dollar Tree to Capitalize on Q4 Sales Momentum With the sale of Family Dollar, company's leadership team can fully dedicate itself to Dollar Tree’s long-term growth Dollar Tree Sells Family Dollar Business for $1B Discount giant to divest banner to Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management Kroger Files Counterclaims Against Albertsons Cincinnati-based grocer asserts its would-be partner was engaging in secret campaign against it Revolution Farms Acquired by Nonprofit Organization Vocational rehab group Peckham will expand agricultural ops in Michigan with addition of indoor-growing facility More Legal Woes for Kroger Reports surface that C&S is suing retailer over merger termination fee PepsiCo Expands Better-For-You Offering With Poppi Acquisition CPG buys prebiotic soda brand for nearly $2B THE FRIDAY 5: Kroger Sets Its Sights on E-Comm; Costco Posts Mixed Q2 Walgreens’ deal to go private, NGA Show takeaways also made news this week 7-Eleven Parent Company to Pursue IPO, Other Strategic Initiatives Stephen Hayes Dacus will become president and CEO following May general meeting Walgreens Going Private in $23.7B Agreement PE firm Sycamore Partners will keep Walgreens name in deal expected to close at end of year 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last