This means the Colorado's antitrust case opposing the merger of the owners of King Soopers and Safeway stores in the state is moot.

After two judges blocked a $25 billion merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, Albertsons has called it off. It's also pointing fingers

Albertsons is giving up on its merger with Kroger a day after it was rejected in two courts and it is suing the grocery chain, saying it didn’t do enough to secure regulatory approval of the $24.6 billion agreement.

Thwarted by federal and state judges, Albertsons gave up on its proposed $24.6 billion sale to Kroger and sued its would-be merger partner.

Albertson's and Kroger will now face each other in court, following the failed merger between the two grocery chains. Albertson's has terminated its planned sale to Kroger, after a federal court blocked the deal.

Antitrust experts say a few core issues prompted the judges to say no the merger, ultimately dooming the deal.

The largest proposed merger in the history of American supermarkets came to an abrupt end this week after Albertsons terminated its $25 billion merger agreement with Kroger one day after a federal judge’s ruling blocked the deal.