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Walmart, Amazon, Costco take top 3 spots in NRF retail ranking
July 23, 2025
Walmart, Amazon and Costco are the top three retailers, respectively, in the National Retail Federation's annual list of Top 100 Retailers which ranks the…
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Kroger shuttering over 50 stores due to underperformance
July 7, 2025
Kroger, which operates more than 1,200 stores, plans to close 60 that are deemed under performing.
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Kroger hiring 15K associates to drive better customer experience
May 28, 2025
The Kroger Co. is aiming to hire 15,000 store associates across a wide range of roles in a quest to enhance the customer experience.
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Kroger debuts virtual health coaching for members
February 12, 2025
Kroger is hoping to help loyalty members achieve their health and wellness goals with digital support via "OptUP Your Nutrition," a free nutrition coaching…
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Kroger offers rewards for consumers who get flu shot
September 11, 2024
Kroger Health, a division of The Kroger Co., is rewarding customers who get a flu shot and vaccines beyond the flu shot.
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Labor Day celebrations vary among generation demographics
August 30, 2024
Over half of U.S. consumers, 67%, will celebrate Labor Day this year with 15% unsure of plans.
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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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