Kroger operates under the Smith's Food and Drug name with 46 stores in Nevada, while Albertsons has its eponymous stores, Vons and Safeway across 35 locations. The companies have proposed selling off 15 stores in the state to address antitrust issues. MORE ON NEWS 3 | Rosen, Cortez Masto announce over $3 million for cybersecurity scholarships at UNLV Executives with the two companies say a merger will allow the newly formed company to lower prices and enhance the customer experience, but Rosen said there's no guarantee this happens. "My constituents lack assurances that the proposed deal will not further increase food costs for hardworking Nevadans who are already getting squeezed by rising grocery prices," Rosen wrote. There has been bipartisan pushback against the proposed merger.