Seven states and the District of Columbia have adopted the most expansive laws legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Most recently, California, Massachusetts, Maine and Nevada all passed measures in November legalizing recreational marijuana.
It also would be Kroger's biggest takeover since 1998, when it bought the Fred Meyer food and merchandise store chain in the Northwest for more than $12 billion, according to financial data service Bloomberg.
Kroger to sell convenience store business in $2.15 billion deal Kroger Co. said Monday that it has entered into an agreement with to sell its convenience store business for $2.15 billion to EG Group, a U.K.-based company that counts convenience stores among its portfolio. The transaction is expected to close during Kroger's fiscal first quarter, which ends in April.