Albertsons and Kroger terminated their $25 billion merger plan on Wednesday after courts blocked the deal, with the former suing its rival and alleging a breach of contract that led to the deal's demise.

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.