New data released by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union shows that among the grocery store workers it represents, 10,000 have been infected by or are known to have been exposed to coronavirus and 68 have died from it. At least 3,257 have been infected with the virus, the [...]
A panel of leaders from across the food industry, including the CEOs of Hy-Vee, The Kroger Co., Smithfield and Tyson, along with other representatives of the U.S. farm industry, met with Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and other elected officials in Iowa last week to deliver [...]
The Kroger Co. said it will evaluate changing conditions and employee needs after eight union locals called for the supermarket giant to further extend “hero bonuses” for frontline hourly workers amid the coronavirus crisis. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 7, 21, 324, 367, 555, 770, 1439 and Teamsters [...]
Kroger, the largest U.S. grocery chain, has teamed up with the largest U.S. retail and food workers union in urging national and state officials to designate grocery employees as "extended first responders" or "emergency personnel." The goal is for grocery workers to get a higher priority for COVID-19 testing and [...]
Kroger is making changes in its stores, effective immediately, to help shoppers get the basics they need and prevent the spread of coronavirus. The company invited WCPO’s cameras into its Downtown Cincinnati store on Wednesday to show us the changes it is making throughout the chain. Spokeswoman Erin Rolfes said [...]
Volatile is an apt description of the Kroger Co.’s financial performance during fiscal 2019. Costs pressured earnings earlier in the year, but the retailer managed to improve its performance in the fourth quarter. Fourth-quarter net income for the period ended Feb. 2 rose to $327 million, equal to 40¢ per [...]
The Kroger Co.’s Delta division and United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 1529, based in Cordova, Tenn., have come to new labor agreement, according to a published report. The agreement covers more than 9,000 workers in west Tennessee, Mississippi, and northwest Arkansas, the Memphis Business Journal reported, adding that [...]
Kroger has divested its stake in Lucky’s Market after three years, the Cincinnati-based grocer announced Wednesday. The move incurred a non-cash impairment charge of $238 million in the third quarter, with Kroger responsible for $131 million of that charge. CEO Rodney McMullen said the decision followed a review of the [...]
Amazon tops other U.S. online retailers on price by an average of 20% across 16 key product categories, but in grocery it’s Kroger — not Walmart — that stands as the No. 2 price competitor, a study by Profitero finds. The e-commerce analytics firm’s “Price Wars: A Study of Price [...]
Early in 2019, Kroger’s was listed by a top retail research firm as the fourth-largest grocer in the world. Yet, the year that began with such a proud status, has seen the brand endure a difficult period in the US. The company announced plans to lay off hundreds of employees [...]