With announced changes in the Kroger-Albertsons merger, Arizona will play a prominent role in the industry reorganization. What to know.

But Kroger shareholders could benefit even if the transaction gets blocked or Kroger drops it because the approval time gets dragged out or it’s forced to sell too many stores, Ed Kelly, analyst at Wells Fargo Advisors, wrote in a recent research report.

Kroger and Albertsons will sell an additional 166 stores, the supermarket giants announced Monday in an effort to appease federal antitrust regulators trying to block their merger.