Kroger News & Media

Kroger, Albertsons merger lands in federal court

August 29, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission and grocery chain Kroger are in court over the pending merger of Kroger and Albertsons as the federal agency believes the…

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Georgia Kroger now home to vehicle registration kiosk

May 31, 2024

The Union Grove Kroger grocery store in Henry County, Georgia, has installed a motor vehicle registration kiosk in partnership with ITI Technologies, according…

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Kroger debuts vehicle tag renewal kiosk

April 15, 2024

The Thompson Bridge Kroger in Gainesville, Georgia, has installed a Georgia MVExpress Motor Vehicle Tag Renewal kiosk, according to a report from AccessWDUN.

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Costo hires on Kroger finance leader

February 16, 2024

Costco has named Gary Millerchip as its top finance officer, replacing CFO Richard Galanti. Millership had served in the same role for Kroger.

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Retailers not hiring big for holiday season

October 16, 2023

This year may be the retail industry's lowest figure when it comes to hiring for the holiday season in over 15 years.

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Target hiring 100K workers for holiday season, Macy’s hiring on 38K

September 25, 2023

The holiday shopping season has retailers busy hiring on employees, with Target planning to hire 100,000 and Macy's onboarding 38,000 workers — the latter a…

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Kroger, Alberstons selling 431 stores as part of merger

September 12, 2023

The Kroger Co. and Albertsons Companies Inc. will sell of over 400 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers LLC as part of the merger between Kroger and Alberstons.

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Walmart reigns as top grocery retailer

August 16, 2023

Walmart is tops when it comes to the top five retailers by dollar share, with Kroger still in second place despite consistent declines since 2021.

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Kroger’s media business builds in-house ad platform

August 11, 2023

Kroger Precision Marketing, the retail media business of supermarket brand Kroger, is building a next-gen advertising tech platform that will use retail data…

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Kroger deploying digital smart screens

June 15, 2023

Kroger is deploying digital smart screens from Cooler Screens in 500 of its U.S. stores.

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Kroger taps Extreme Networks for store of the future

May 3, 2023

Kroger is teaming up with Extreme Networks Inc. to drive engaging in-store experiences as well as streamline store operations.

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Kroger testing check-out free cart tech

December 29, 2022

Supermarket brand Kroger is reportedly testing check-out free shopping carts and mulling the idea of putting check-out free technology in store aisles.

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Kroger CEO: Inflation top of mind for consumers

December 7, 2022

It'll be awhile before grocery shoppers see the impact of food inflation dipping and, in the meantime, consumers are buying smaller amounts of food and…

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Kroger, Albertsons merger will have customer repercussions, claim experts

October 31, 2022

Higher prices, the loss of private brand product options and more food deserts will impact customers if the proposed $24.6 billion dollar merger of Kroger and…

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Kroger buying Albertsons for $20B

October 14, 2022

The two top U.S. supermarket chains, Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos., are joining up in a $20 billion deal.

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Kroger launches annual membership program

July 21, 2022

Supermarket chain Kroger is launching an annual membership program called Boost that offers unlimited free grocery delivery on orders of $35 or more as well as…

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Kroger, Volta team on charging stations

July 5, 2022

Supermarket chain The Kroger Co. is partnering with Volta Inc. to establish a mix of DC fast and Level 2 Volta charging stations to its grocery locations.

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Kroger, Nvidia collaborate to reimagine the shopping experience

April 1, 2022

Supermarket chain Kroger and Nvidia are building a state-of-the-art AI lab and demonstration center to expand the grocer's freshness initiatives, boost…

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