The list includes Haggen, Safeway and QFC grocery stores in dozens of Washington cities.
SEATTLE — Grocery store chains Kroger and Albertsons have released a list of hundreds of stores across the country that the companies plan to divest as part of a proposed merger.
The list includes 124 stores in Washington, as well as one distribution center. Washington has the most stores that could be potentially impacted, followed by 101 stores in Arizona and 91 stores in Colorado.
A full list of all the impacted stores is available online. The list includes Haggen, Safeway and QFC grocery stories in dozens of Washington cities from Bellingham to Vancouver, Spokane to Seattle. The impacted distribution center is at 3520 Pacific Ave. S. in Auburn.
Kroger and Albertsons own more than 50% of the grocery stores in Washington state, according to the Washington State Attorney General (AG), operating more than 300 locations. Kroger is also the owner and operator of brands like Fred …