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<p>The Federal Trade Commission is asking for more information about Walgreens&#8217; $9.41-billion plan to buy rival drugstore chain Rite Aid, a sign that regulators may have concerns about how that deal will affect competition.</p><p>Attorney Allen Grunes says federal regulators ask for more information when their initial review of a deal suggests that there are serious competitive concerns. Grunes led merger investigations as an anti-trust attorney with the Justice Department. He is not tied to this case.</p><p>Walgreens says it expected the request.</p><p>Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is the nation&#8217;s largest drugstore chain with more than 8,000 stores in the United States, while Rite Aid Corp. runs around 4,600. Walgreens said after announcing the deal in October that <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/492229/walgreens-could-sell-up-to-1000-stores-for-rite-aid-deal" target="_blank">the agreement calls for divesting up to 1,000 stores if required by regulators</a>.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">This Dec. 14, 2011, file photo, shows a Rite Aid sign at a store in Woodmere, Ohio. The Federal Trade Commission is asking for more information about Walgreens&#8217; $9.41-billion plan to buy rival drugstore chain Rite Aid, a sign that regulators may have concerns about how that deal will affect competition. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/web1_rite-aid-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>This Dec. 14, 2011, file photo, shows a Rite Aid sign at a store in Woodmere, Ohio. The Federal Trade Commission is asking for more information about Walgreens&#8217; $9.41-billion plan to buy rival drugstore chain Rite Aid, a sign that regulators may have concerns about how that deal will affect competition. </caption0><photoCredit0>AP Photo | Amy Sancetta </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By The Associated Press</p></bylineMeta></div>

Regulators want more details about Walgreens-Rite Aid deal