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The Kroger Co.

Shoppers named Amazon, Costco Wholesale, Walmart, Publix and Kroger as the top retailers in terms of their response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to consumer market research firm Magid

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The Kroger Co.

Kroger appoints Stuart W. Aitken, currently SVP of alternative business and CEO of 84.51˚, as SVP and chief merchant, replacing Joe Grieshaber, who is retiring effective Aug. 15

The Kroger Co. company details

Kroger operates retail food and drug stores, multi-department stores, jewelry stores, and convenience stores. As of Feb 1 2014, Co. operated, either directly or through its subsidiaries, 2,640 supermarkets and multi-department stores, 1,240 of which had fuel centers. Also, as of Feb 1 2014, Co. operated through subsidiaries, 786 convenience stores and 320 jewelry stores. In addition, 83 convenience stores were operated by franchisees through franchise agreements. The convenience stores provide a limited assortment of staple food items and general merchandise and, in the majority of cases, sell gasoline. Co. also manufactures and processes some of the food for sale in its supermarkets.

Address: 1014 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 | Tel: 513 762-4000 | http://www.thekrogerco.com

The Kroger Co. Latest News

Kroger to require shoppers wear face masks inside its stores starting July 22 as COVID-19 cases soar across the US
Jul. 16, 2020, USA Today Online
Kroger's Pick 'n Save stores across Wisconsin no longer are giving coins as change due to a shortage of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters circulating through the Federal Reserve System
Jul. 15, 2020, The Milton Courier
Kroger's King Soopers supermarkets to temporarily stop giving coins for change because of a nationwide coin shortage; customers can load the change onto their loyalty cards or round up their bill to support Kroger‘s Zero Hunger/Zero Waste program
Jul. 15, 2020, Colorado Daily (University of Colorado at Boulder)

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41,549 millions US$
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January 2021
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USA

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Additional News

Kroger appoints Stuart W. Aitken, currently SVP of alternative business and CEO of 84.51˚, as SVP and chief merchant, replacing Joe Grieshaber, who is retiring effective Aug. 15
Jul. 09, 2020, Business Wire
Kroger announces a multiyear relationship with specialized private audio network Vibenomics on targeted in-store audio ads at all of its locations, allowing brand partners to reach customers at store shelves
Jul. 09, 2020, Business Wire
Kroger Health receives Emergency Use Authorization for the COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit, which it will make available to frontline associates based on medical need beginning this week
Jul. 01, 2020, PR Newswire
Workers for at least 21 of Kroger-owned King Soopers or City Market stores in Colorado have come down with the novel coronavirus, according to president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7
Jun. 26, 2020, Westword
Ten of Kroger's King Soopers and City Market stores in greater Denver have been declared outbreaks by the Colorado Dept. of Health, after two or more staffers tested positive for COVID-19
Jun. 25, 2020, Westword
Kroger's Q1 net earnings attributable to the company rise 57% year-over-year to US$1.21B as sales increase 11.5% to US$41.55B, identical sales excluding fuel gain 19%, digital sales increase 92%
Jun. 18, 2020, PR Newswire
Report concludes that 50 largest US consumer-facing companies--including Unilever, Walmart, Kroger, PepsiCo, Tyson Foods, Kraft Heinz, Mondelez International--are failing to address plastic pollution and promote reusable, recyclable, compostable packaging
Jun. 17, 2020, Globe Newswire
Kroger, Meijer officially reopen bottle, can returns in Michigan after a nearly three-month hiatus due to of COVID-19 pandemic; of the 10 US states with bottle and can deposits, Michigan was the only state to completely shut down returns amid pandemic
Jun. 15, 2020, Detroit Free Press
Six of Kroger's King Soopers and City Market outlets in greater Denver added to Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment's latest COVID-19 outbreak list, bringing Kroger's Colorado outbreak total to eight
Jun. 15, 2020, Westword
Kroger employees in Virginia and West Virginia demand that the company restore the US$2/hour hazard-pay increase workers initially received for working during the pandemic
Jun. 12, 2020, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Kroger partners with streaming platform Roku to build targeting and attribution tools to make TV advertising more precise and measurable for consumer packaged goods marketers
Jun. 09, 2020, Business Wire
Kroger and Ocado announce the continued expansion of their partnership with plans to construct three new Customer Fulfillment Centers in the US Great Lakes, Pacific Northwest and West regions
Jun. 05, 2020, PR Newswire
Shoppers named Amazon, Costco Wholesale, Walmart, Publix and Kroger as the top retailers in terms of their response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to consumer market research firm Magid
May. 26, 2020, Supermarket News
Kroger announces a free telenutrition service to help Americans shop for, prepare and enjoy healthy fresh and non-perishable foods during the COVID-19 crisis
May. 22, 2020, PR Newswire
United Food and Commercial Workers union calls for the expansion of government rules regarding mask use at Colorado grocery stores after an employee for Kroger subsidiary King Soopers died and the store was declared an outbreak
May. 20, 2020, Westword
Kroger announces bonuses to thank workers for their commitment to maintaining clean and safe stores during the coronavirus pandemic; qualified full-time employees will receive US$400 and qualified part-time associates will receive US$200
May. 19, 2020, NBC - 4 WCMH
Kroger to provide 'thank you' payments to hourly employees at its Fred Meyer supermarket chain after a union outcry over the company ending the US$2/hour pay bump it implemented in March amid the coronavirus pandemic
May. 18, 2020, Associated Press
Kroger says it has hired more than 100,000 workers in the past eight weeks, including those from sectors hardest-hit by the pandemic, such as restaurants, hotels and food service distributors; before the crisis, Kroger had 460,000 employees
May. 15, 2020, PR Newswire
Supermarket Snapshot: Kroger sees March sales increase 30% as customers stock up on goods in light of COVID-19 outbreak; CEO says people shop less frequently but buy 'significantly more' when they do 'because of the uncertainty and the fear of COVID-19'
May. 14, 2020, Industry Intelligence Inc.
Twelve employees at a grocery distribution center owned by Kroger's Fred Meyer subsidiary in Puyallup, Washington, test positive for COVID-19
May. 11, 2020, News Tribune
Kroger-owned grocery stores across the US West Coast to eliminate 'Hero Pay' for grocery workers starting May 17; the workers have been receiving an extra US$2/hour for working during the COVID-19 pandemic
May. 08, 2020, KDVR-TV

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