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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Snow could hamper Turkey Day travel ... Man arrested as suspect in string of Ashland thefts ... Fire damages house on Neil Creek Road outside Ashland ... Snow could hamper Turkey Day travel ... Man arrested as suspect in string of Ashland thefts ... Fire damages house on Neil Creek Road outside Ashland ... OUR VIEW Our View: Store saga isn't over Comment DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Nov. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM Posted Nov. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Social News A word of advice to Ashlanders excited at the prospect of Safeway returning to the Siskiyou Boulevard store it occupied before its ill-fated purchase by the Haggen grocery chain: Don't count your rotisserie chickens before they're cooked. Before the familiar name goes back up on the building, at least one court and one federal agency will be heard from. The bankruptcy court overseeing Haggen's case is expected to rule next week. The Federal Trade Commission, which ordered Albertsons to sell the Safeway store and 145 others as a condition of approving its merger with Safeway, will also weigh in, but when is anyone's guess. Haggen quickly ran into trouble operating the stores and declared bankruptcy, putting most of the stores up for sale. Albertsons bid on 36 of them, including the Ashland location. It would seem to violate the FTC's order for Albertson's to buy back stores it had sold to avoid creating monopolies, but according to at least one expert quoted in The Oregonian, it's not that simple. Andrew I. Gavil, a professor of anti-trust law who formerly worked for the FTC, told the Portland newspaper the FTC could look for another buyer or, if none could be found, the agency could decide that having no store at all in some communities would be worse for consumers, and approve the deal. The FTC isn't commenting because Haggen and Albertsons have sued each other. Bottom line: If Safeway's return to Ashland is approved, it likely won't be anytime soon. DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Nov. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. DailyTidings.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501